Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Colac Bay today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Colac Bay at 8PM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Colac Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1190 | 1440 | 1962 | 1755 | 1173 | 948 | 598 | 753 | 882 | 1058 | 976 | 802 | 584 | 1145 | 892 | 845 | 1512 | 1940 | 2325 | 2437 | 2175 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:17AM2.04m | 10:38PM2.08m | 11:04AM2.13m | 11:24PM2.20m | 11:48AM2.24m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:37PM0.79m | 4:59AM0.66m | 5:24PM0.68m | 5:46AM0.57m | 6:08PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | W 12 | W 20 | W 20 | S 14 | S 14 | S 8 | S 17 | S 6 | S 6 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | S 17 | SSE 17 | S 15 | S 16 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 65 | 37 | 16 | 948 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 892 | 845 | 1512 | 6 | 99 | 70 | 42 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | W 22 | S 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 12 | S 14 | S 6 | S 16 | S 16 | WSW 20 | WSW 18 | S 18 | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | — | — | 15 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 20 | 216 | 474 | 6 | — | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 22 | S 9 | SW 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 21 | S 21 | W 20 | SW 19 | — | — | — | S 21 | S 20 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 14 | — | — | — | 9 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 16 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | WSW 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 |
| kJ | 1190 | 1440 | 1962 | 1755 | 1173 | — | 598 | 753 | 882 | 1058 | 976 | 802 | 584 | 1145 | 2 | 3 | — | 1940 | 2325 | 2437 | 2175 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 146 | 124 | 124 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 180 | 44 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 44 |
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