
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Colac Bay today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Colac Bay at 12PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Colac Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the W by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | W 11 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1041 | 888 | 738 | 629 | 540 | 439 | 367 | 361 | 289 | 284 | 140 | 257 | 291 | 338 | 572 | 765 | 1075 | 1045 | 1300 | 2231 | 2593 | 3018 | 3188 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:11PM2.31m | 00:25AM2.38m | 12:49PM2.40m | 1:03AM2.47m | 1:27PM2.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:08AM0.43m | 6:26PM0.44m | 6:47AM0.35m | 7:04PM0.37m | 7:27AM0.31m | 7:44PM0.32m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 2 | -2 | -1 | -2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | -1 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | W 11 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 |
1041 | 888 | 738 | 629 | 540 | 439 | 367 | 361 | 289 | 284 | 140 | 257 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 84 | 82 | 54 | 43 | 44 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | W 16 | W 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 12 | W 8 | SE 13 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | SE 16 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 13 | SE 12 | SE 15 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 50 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 23 | 46 | 42 | 10 | 23 | 23 | 51 | 23 | 33 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 17 | E 15 | SE 10 | SW 13 | SE 16 | W 16 | — | S 12 | ESE 12 | SE 15 | SE 13 | — | S 11 | S 18 | S 8 | S 11 | SE 16 | S 22 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 12 | S 14 | S 19 |
11 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 5 | — | 3 | 14 | 34 | 7 | — | 3 | 24 | 1 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 16 | 29 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | — | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | 291 | 338 | 572 | 765 | 1075 | 1045 | 1300 | 2231 | 2593 | 3018 | 3188 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 44 | 124 | 221 | 180 | 221 | 338 | 271 | 221 | 222 | 222 |
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