Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Colac Bay today (22 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Colac Bay at 10PM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Colac Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 16 | W 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 867 | 802 | 640 | 1297 | 1019 | 845 | 1512 | 2141 | 2534 | 2866 | 2175 | 1568 | 536 | 1354 | 494 | 603 | 1477 | 1703 | 3387 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:24PM2.20m | 11:48AM2.24m | 00:07AM2.32m | 12:31PM2.35m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:24PM0.68m | 5:46AM0.57m | 6:08PM0.57m | 6:30AM0.48m | 6:50PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 17 | S 6 | S 6 | W 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | S 17 | SSE 17 | S 15 | S 15 | WSW 19 | W 9 | W 14 | W 10 | WSW 14 | S 17 | S 17 | W 16 |
| kJ | 1 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 1019 | 845 | 1512 | 6 | 99 | 70 | 42 | 295 | 313 | 1354 | 494 | 437 | 93 | 94 | 3387 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | — | S 16 | S 16 | WSW 20 | WSW 18 | S 18 | — | S 9 | S 9 | S 20 | S 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 18 | WSW 14 | WSW 18 | — | — | SW 16 |
| kJ | 4 | — | 20 | 20 | 216 | 474 | 6 | — | 6 | 6 | 31 | 7 | 536 | 257 | 443 | 246 | — | — | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 7 | S 21 | S 21 | W 20 | S 19 | — | — | — | S 21 | S 9 | S 13 | WSW 19 | W 19 | WSW 18 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | 9 | 6 | 3 | 292 | 7 | 329 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 16 | WNW 3 | — | — | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | — | — | — | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | — |
| kJ | 867 | 802 | 640 | 1297 | 5 | — | — | 2141 | 2534 | 2866 | 2175 | 1568 | — | — | — | 603 | 1477 | 1703 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 180 | 44 | 124 | 124 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 124 |
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