Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Colac Bay today (21 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 6s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Colac Bay at 2AM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jun) | 6ft (1.8m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (21 Jun) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (21 Jun) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Colac Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 15 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 942 | 1331 | 1315 | 1622 | 1489 | 266 | 324 | 345 | 1098 | 934 | 1156 | 1267 | 1538 | 1505 | 1358 | 1321 | 1143 | 1016 | 886 | 850 | 721 | 427 | 415 | 342 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | 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 | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:18AM2.31m | 6:49PM2.25m | 7:19AM2.25m | 7:48PM2.20m | 8:18AM2.22m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:08AM0.52m | 12:39PM0.45m | 1:05AM0.61m | 1:34PM0.57m | 2:03AM0.69m | 2:29PM0.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 8 | S 16 | — | S 7 | S 12 | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 14 | S 15 | WSW 14 | S 17 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 178 | 31 | 5 | — | 27 | 67 | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 1267 | 23 | 1505 | 1358 | 1321 | 1143 | 1016 | 886 | 850 | 721 | 427 | 415 | 342 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | S 16 | S 15 | SSE 15 | — | — | — | — | S 17 | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 12 | S 12 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | 10 | 127 | 78 | — | 75 | 39 | 22 | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | 21 | 19 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 64 | 65 | 87 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | — | S 12 | E 15 | E 14 | E 12 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 15 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | — |
| kJ | 942 | 1331 | 1315 | 1622 | 1489 | 266 | 324 | 345 | 1098 | 934 | 1156 | 18 | 1538 | 36 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 124 | 124 | 146 | 124 | 124 | 44 | 44 | 124 | 146 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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