Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Colac Bay today (08 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Colac Bay at 11PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 20s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Colac Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the W by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 326 | 555 | 545 | 478 | 469 | 466 | 467 | 533 | 566 | 2702 | 2982 | 2471 | 3110 | 6084 | 5995 | 5679 | 5978 | 5857 | 5989 |
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-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:10PM2.38m | 11:41AM2.44m | 00:00AM2.48m | 12:30PM2.51m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:08PM0.43m | 5:32AM0.24m | 5:59PM0.31m | 6:22AM0.15m | 6:45PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | — | S 16 | — | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 |
| kJ | 326 | 555 | 545 | 478 | 469 | 466 | 467 | 533 | 566 | — | 178 | — | 214 | 8 | 7 | 864 | 1026 | 1015 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | S 24 | S 24 | SSE 22 | S 16 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 6 | E 8 |
| kJ | 86 | 147 | 158 | 216 | 214 | 201 | 326 | 352 | 336 | 12 | 43 | 158 | 121 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | — | — | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | E 9 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 35 | 181 | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 19 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 |
| kJ | 22 | 24 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2702 | 2982 | 2471 | 3110 | 6084 | 5995 | 5679 | 5978 | 5857 | 5989 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 146 | 44 | 124 | 124 | 146 | 221 | 221 | 147 | 182 |
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