Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Colac Bay today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Colac Bay at 12PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.0m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Colac Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, near gales from the WNW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 6 | WSW 21 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1074 | 949 | 678 | 542 | 534 | 427 | 307 | 298 | 238 | 235 | 218 | 162 | 117 | 418 | 266 | 146 | 524 | 985 | 1380 | 1747 | 2546 | 2808 | 3423 |
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 | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:25AM2.22m | 12:49PM2.27m | 1:01AM2.30m | 1:25PM2.33m | 1:36AM2.36m | 2:00PM2.38m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:45AM0.43m | 7:02PM0.46m | 7:21AM0.36m | 7:37PM0.40m | 7:58AM0.32m | 8:14PM0.36m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | -2 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | WSW 12 | SE 10 | SE 13 | S 11 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 |
| kJ | 1074 | 949 | 678 | 542 | 534 | 427 | 307 | 298 | 238 | 235 | 218 | 162 | 117 | 4 | 4 | 83 | 4 | 41 | 22 | 67 | 116 | 173 | 178 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 3 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | WSW 22 | — | S 10 | WSW 21 | ESE 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 19 | S 18 | SE 13 | E 10 |
| kJ | 18 | 4 | 16 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 45 | — | 50 | 146 | 24 | 17 | 9 | 29 | 26 | 6 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 10 | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | SE 9 | W 22 | W 22 | WSW 22 | SE 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 10 | SSE 13 | S 20 | ESE 10 | E 10 | S 5 | — | SE 12 |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 47 | 4 | 33 | 31 | 4 | 16 | 30 | 10 | 8 | 2 | — | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | W 12 | W 6 | WNW 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 |
| kJ | 20 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 27 | 20 | 24 | 13 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 418 | 266 | 225 | 524 | 985 | 1380 | 1747 | 2546 | 2808 | 3423 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 292 | 292 | 509 | 44 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 44 | 134 | 180 | 180 | 180 | 180 | 180 | 141 | 180 |
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