Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Colac Bay today (19 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Colac Bay at 11PM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Colac Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sat night, light winds from the NW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4084 | 4281 | 4448 | 4822 | 5655 | 5686 | 5905 | 5835 | 5340 | 4704 | 4247 | 3570 | 2890 | 2570 | 2275 | 1942 | 2107 | 3020 | 3304 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:35PM1.95m | 8:15AM1.98m | 8:41PM1.95m | 9:14AM2.00m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:22PM1.00m | 1:59AM0.90m | 2:30PM0.98m | 3:03AM0.85m | 3:35PM0.90m | ||||||||||||||
 |  |  | |  | | |  |  | |  | | |  | | |  |  | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 2 |
Temp °C | 12 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 3 | -2 | -4 | -4 | -6 | -4 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 10 | S 16 | ESE 11 | SE 12 | S 17 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | WSW 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | SSE 10 | S 17 | S 17 |
| kJ | — | 16 | 234 | 12 | 5 | 1719 | 2998 | 2702 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3570 | 2890 | 2570 | 2275 | 1942 | 33 | 86 | 145 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SE 12 | S 9 | — | — | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 11 | S 14 | S 12 | S 11 | — | SSE 17 | SSE 10 | S 9 |
| kJ | 30 | 21 | 15 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 362 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | 56 | 9 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | N 5 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | — | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 10 | SE 14 |
| kJ | 22 | 1 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 7 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WNW 4 | — | — | N 4 | NNW 2 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
| kJ | 4084 | 4281 | 4448 | 4822 | 5655 | 5686 | 5905 | 5835 | 5340 | 4704 | 4247 | 23 | — | — | 6 | 1 | 2107 | 3020 | 3304 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 141 | 222 | 260 | 502 | 338 | 338 | 493 | 912 | 1188 | 44 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 182 | 44 | 134 | 180 | 146 |
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