Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Colac Bay today (15 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Colac Bay at 10PM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (15 Jun) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
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 13mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 10°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the W by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thu 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | W 9 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
3197 | 2895 | 2570 | 2160 | 1641 | 1269 | 928 | 657 | 723 | 232 | 1029 | 2134 | 2334 | 2249 | 2077 | 1875 | 1703 | 1535 | 1459 | 1679 | 1776 | 1888 | 1934 | 2698 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:17PM2.60m | 1:38AM2.54m | 2:13PM2.60m | 2:32AM2.54m | 3:08PM2.57m | 3:27AM2.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:37PM0.35m | 8:01AM0.18m | 8:30PM0.32m | 8:56AM0.15m | 9:23PM0.32m | 9:51AM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | |
5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | — | S 14 | E 13 | SE 13 | S 13 | S 9 | S 13 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 |
3197 | 2895 | 2570 | 2160 | 1641 | 1269 | 928 | 657 | 28 | 232 | — | 129 | 3 | 7 | 162 | 96 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | E 14 | — | — | S 9 | S 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | — | — | — |
— | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | — | — | 6 | 110 | 62 | 61 | 41 | 42 | 42 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 19 | S 13 | E 12 | S 15 | — | — | — | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | W 8 | W 9 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 14 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 723 | 324 | 1029 | 2134 | 2334 | 2249 | 2077 | 1875 | 1703 | 1535 | 1459 | 1679 | 1776 | 1888 | 1934 | 2698 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 17 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 141 | 180 | 473 | 338 | 146 | 180 | 124 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 182 | 124 |
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