Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Colac Bay today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Colac Bay at 4PM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Colac Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1087 | 918 | 874 | 880 | 823 | 781 | 669 | 482 | 393 | 380 | 380 | 380 | 317 | 317 | 328 | 339 | 333 | 333 | 393 | 452 | 514 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:02PM2.20m | 5:36AM2.18m | 5:47PM2.08m | 6:25AM2.08m | 6:41PM1.99m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:10AM0.79m | 11:30PM0.75m | 11:53AM0.88m | 00:17AM0.82m | 12:42PM0.94m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — |
mm | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 1087 | 918 | 874 | 880 | 823 | 781 | 669 | 482 | 393 | 380 | 380 | 380 | 317 | 317 | 328 | 339 | 333 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 8 | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | S 12 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 14 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 66 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 2 | S 2 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 3 | S 8 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 44 | 36 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 12 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 333 | 393 | 452 | 514 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 222 | 496 | 271 | 17 | 221 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 146 | 124 | 44 |
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