Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Colac Bay today (09 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jun, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Colac Bay at 6PM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (09 Jun) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (09 Jun) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
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 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 9 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Fri 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3691 | 3296 | 2976 | 2512 | 2098 | 1691 | 1512 | 1206 | 1033 | 861 | 849 | 1001 | 1962 | 1889 | 1818 | 1460 | 1257 | 1240 | 1212 | 1622 | 1025 | 2065 | 1835 | 1576 |
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 | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:35AM2.13m | 8:06PM2.14m | 8:32AM2.21m | 9:02PM2.22m | 9:29AM2.30m | 9:57PM2.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:00PM0.67m | 2:27AM0.72m | 2:56PM0.65m | 3:25AM0.65m | 3:53PM0.61m | 4:21AM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:27 |
 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | 5:07 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 10 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 15 | S 16 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 38 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 30 | 28 | 13 | 10 | 1033 | 861 | 849 | 1001 | 1962 | 1889 | 1818 | 1460 | 1257 | 1240 | 1212 | 1622 | 1025 | 2065 | 44 | 1576 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 10 | — | — | — | S 14 | SSE 10 | WSW 19 | WSW 17 | WSW 18 | S 17 | — | S 13 | S 12 | WSW 20 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | W 9 | W 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 6 | 14 | 13 | 9 | — | — | — | 16 | 9 | 120 | 311 | 438 | 6 | — | 3 | 3 | 127 | 251 | 326 | 6 | 305 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 18 | S 18 | — | — | — | — | S 21 | W 20 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 13 | S 9 | — | — | S 13 | — | S 12 | — | — | — | W 10 | — | S 4 |
| kJ | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 31 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 2 | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | — | WSW 14 | WSW 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | W 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 3691 | 3296 | 2976 | 2512 | 2098 | 1691 | 1512 | 1206 | 35 | — | 36 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 48 | 45 | 1835 | 42 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 13 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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