Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Colac Bay today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Colac Bay at 3PM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Colac Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Wed morning, min 6°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 590 | 499 | 476 | 461 | 528 | 522 | 1434 | 1275 | 1087 | 1042 | 874 | 722 | 823 | 690 | 604 | 575 | 452 | 380 | 374 | 374 | 374 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:22PM2.31m | 4:51AM2.29m | 5:02PM2.20m | 5:36AM2.18m | 5:47PM2.08m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:29AM0.68m | 10:47PM0.66m | 11:10AM0.79m | 11:30PM0.75m | 11:53AM0.88m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 7 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | ESE 6 | W 17 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 590 | 499 | 4 | 52 | 528 | 522 | 1434 | 1275 | 1087 | 1042 | 874 | 722 | 823 | 690 | 604 | 575 | 452 | 380 | 374 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | S 14 | ESE 6 | W 17 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 13 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 32 | 31 | 16 | 4 | 140 | 330 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | 14 | 15 | 7 | 82 | 60 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 7 | SSW 12 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 15 | S 13 | SE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 42 | 3 | 16 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 5 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | — | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SE 7 | SSW 4 | SW 13 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 8 | SW 12 | S 9 | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | — | 47 | 476 | 461 | — | 8 | 37 | 45 | 44 | 22 | 26 | 7 | 61 | 19 | 14 | 7 | 37 | 6 | — | 374 | 374 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 17 | 92 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 271 | 221 | 221 | 229 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 223 | 11 | 11 |
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