Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Colac Bay today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Colac Bay at 2PM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Colac Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu afternoon, min 4°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | W 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 473 | 643 | 633 | 594 | 660 | 657 | 833 | 843 | 1689 | 2293 | 2502 | 2759 | 4003 | 3954 | 3857 | 3760 | 3311 | 2916 | 2512 | 2284 | 1832 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:40AM2.13m | 9:04PM2.10m | 9:37AM2.12m | 9:59PM2.10m | 10:30AM2.13m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:48PM0.90m | 3:21AM0.85m | 3:49PM0.93m | 4:19AM0.82m | 4:48PM0.89m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 8:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — |
mm | — | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 15 | SE 13 | WSW 16 | SSE 12 | S 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | S 15 | WSW 14 | W 14 |
| kJ | 473 | 643 | 633 | 594 | 660 | 657 | 29 | 843 | 1689 | 2293 | 2502 | 2759 | 6 | 3954 | 15 | 82 | 3311 | 2916 | 5 | 2284 | 1832 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 12 | WSW 13 | S 10 | S 10 | — | SE 11 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | E 6 | SE 13 | WNW 2 | E 6 | SE 12 | E 8 | SSE 12 | S 16 | — | S 6 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 2 | — | 5 | 300 | 21 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 15 | 124 | — | 18 | 39 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 7 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 6 | S 16 | SE 11 | W 18 | SE 13 | SW 13 | SE 13 | — | E 6 | — | — | ESE 13 | — | SE 19 | S 10 | SE 15 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | — | 1 | — | — | 16 | — | 14 | 17 | 37 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 3 | N 3 | — | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | NW 4 | NW 3 | — | — | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | — |
| kJ | 6 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 833 | 25 | 8 | 4 | — | — | 4003 | 51 | 3857 | 3760 | 47 | 44 | 2512 | 41 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 93 | 146 | 271 | 146 | 146 | 11 | 44 | 44 | 11 | 44 |
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