Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Colac Bay today (25 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 15s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Colac Bay at 3AM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (25 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (25 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Colac Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 14 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 13 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1465 | 1351 | 1990 | 3647 | 3555 | 3218 | 2547 | 2061 | 1972 | 1772 | 1332 | 523 | 778 | 807 | 1389 | 1569 | 1522 | 1175 | 940 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 00:49AM2.44m | 1:14PM2.44m | 1:33AM2.53m | 1:57PM2.50m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:50PM0.47m | 7:14AM0.42m | 7:32PM0.39m | 7:58AM0.38m | 8:16PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 2 |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | WSW 16 | W 14 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | S 16 | W 14 | W 14 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | N 3 | S 9 | S 4 |
| kJ | 93 | 714 | 1990 | 3647 | 3555 | 3218 | 2547 | 2061 | 78 | 1772 | 1332 | 516 | 778 | 807 | 1389 | 1569 | 1 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | — | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | S 12 | S 12 | E 6 | E 7 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 722 | 24 | 6 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 19 | 523 | 378 | 361 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | W 11 | S 16 | W 12 | S 16 | E 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 33 | 32 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | W 15 | W 14 | WNW 10 | — | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 11 | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 1465 | 1351 | 24 | — | — | 6 | 1 | 38 | 1972 | 20 | — | 17 | 27 | 23 | — | — | 1522 | 1175 | 940 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 3 | 44 | 13 | 44 | 44 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 180 | 146 | 146 |
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