Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Colac Bay today (12 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Colac Bay at 3PM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 1.0m 17s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.3m 17s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jun) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (12 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (12 Jun) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Colac Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 16 | W 12 | W 12 | W 10 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1463 | 1129 | 831 | 1728 | 1869 | 1776 | 1763 | 1554 | 1363 | 1307 | 1090 | 943 | 905 | 787 | 759 | 633 | 1471 | 617 | 723 | 1570 | 3924 | 3815 | 3491 | 5441 |
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 | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:26AM2.41m | 10:52PM2.39m | 11:22AM2.50m | 11:47PM2.46m | 12:19PM2.56m | 00:43AM2.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:51PM0.55m | 5:17AM0.45m | 5:48PM0.48m | 6:12AM0.34m | 6:44PM0.41m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 |
 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | 5:07 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 16 | W 12 | WSW 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | — |
| kJ | 18 | 1129 | 831 | 1728 | 1869 | 1776 | 1763 | 1554 | 1363 | 1307 | 1090 | 943 | 905 | 787 | 759 | 633 | 1471 | 617 | 331 | 40 | 39 | 37 | 37 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | S 6 | — | — | W 24 | S 11 | WSW 22 | WSW 22 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | S 16 | WSW 16 | E 5 | S 12 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 19 | — |
| kJ | 9 | 251 | 640 | 3 | — | — | 11 | 9 | 45 | 91 | 216 | 292 | 344 | 553 | 408 | 561 | 5 | 357 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 66 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 15 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 21 | — | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | — | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WNW 3 | — | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | W 12 | W 10 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 17 |
| kJ | 1463 | 39 | 59 | 51 | 1 | — | 43 | 41 | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 723 | 1570 | 3924 | 3815 | 3491 | 5441 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 44 | 0 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 44 | 124 |
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