Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Colac Bay today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Colac Bay at 6AM is: 2.0m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 13). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Colac Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1733 | 2287 | 1869 | 1602 | 1902 | 3360 | 2005 | 1470 | 1233 | 905 | 787 | 590 | 499 | 498 | 439 | 513 | 513 | 1434 | 1310 | 1225 | 1063 | 886 | 824 | 724 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:29AM2.47m | 3:45PM2.40m | 4:10AM2.39m | 4:22PM2.31m | 4:51AM2.29m | 5:02PM2.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:48AM0.57m | 10:06PM0.56m | 10:29AM0.68m | 10:47PM0.66m | 11:10AM0.79m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 10 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | — | S 16 | S 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 1733 | 2287 | 1869 | 1602 | — | 45 | 43 | 1470 | 1233 | 905 | 787 | 590 | 499 | — | 439 | 513 | 513 | 1434 | 1310 | 1225 | 1063 | 886 | 824 | 724 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | S 18 | E 6 | — | E 6 | E 6 | WNW 3 | — | — | S 14 | S 14 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | S 14 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 464 | 57 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 32 | 31 | 16 | 93 | 99 | 334 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 7 | — | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 16 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 4 | N 4 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | — | — | E 7 | — | — | SE 14 | WSW 13 | SSE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | 11 | 1902 | 3360 | 2005 | — | — | 15 | — | — | 8 | 498 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 27 | 44 | 32 | 19 | 18 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 146 | 221 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 27 | 271 | 17 | 17 | 221 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 271 | 503 | 271 | 17 |
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