Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Collaroy today (17 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Collaroy at 12AM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Collaroy. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 481 | 513 | 513 | 456 | 396 | 388 | 357 | 287 | 281 | 275 | 240 | 246 | 281 | 263 | 255 | 238 | 227 | 201 | 169 | 98 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 12:19PM1.35m | 1:16AM0.90m | 1:12PM1.28m | 2:26AM0.88m | 2:14PM1.23m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:21PM0.39m | 6:27AM0.57m | 8:23PM0.43m | 7:29AM0.62m | 9:30PM0.43m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 481 | 513 | 513 | 456 | 396 | 388 | 357 | 287 | 281 | 275 | 240 | 246 | 281 | 263 | 255 | 238 | 227 | 201 | 169 | 98 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 19 | 19 | 19 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 87 | 52 | 52 | 80 | 79 | 33 | 20 | 37 | 37 | 22 | 37 | 36 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 16 | S 15 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | — | SE 12 | SE 10 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | — | — | 33 | 38 | 38 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 6 | 16 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | — | ESE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | 197 | 24 | 33 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 608 | 608 | 124 | 170 | 35 | 35 | 170 | 170 | 170 | 35 | 124 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 53 | 1 |
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