Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Colac Bay today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Colac Bay at 2PM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Colac Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | W 10 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1247 | 1586 | 2099 | 2457 | 2962 | 3317 | 3446 | 3638 | 4281 | 4362 | 4547 | 4753 | 4424 | 4688 | 4627 | 4563 | 4563 | 4559 | 4369 | 4062 | 3962 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 2:00PM2.38m | 2:13AM2.42m | 2:37PM2.41m | 2:52AM2.44m | 3:15PM2.42m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:58AM0.32m | 8:14PM0.36m | 8:36AM0.32m | 8:53PM0.36m | 9:17AM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Feels °C | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -2 | -3 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -4 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -4 | -3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | E 12 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | S 15 |
| kJ | 8 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 53 | 76 | 176 | 5 | 6 | 1456 | 1371 | 3 | 1211 | 971 | 823 | 812 | 836 | 957 | — | — | 221 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 5 | S 6 | SE 12 | — | SE 12 | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 24 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 29 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | — | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSE 10 | S 18 | S 18 | SE 12 | SSW 13 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | 9 | 26 | 25 | 6 | 32 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 10 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 1247 | 1586 | 2099 | 2457 | 2962 | 3317 | 3446 | 3638 | 4281 | 4362 | 4547 | 4753 | 4424 | 4688 | 4627 | 4563 | 4563 | 4559 | 4369 | 4062 | 3962 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 134 | 180 | 180 | 180 | 124 | 182 | 184 | 182 | 124 | 473 | 338 | 338 | 504 | 503 | 503 | 338 | 265 | 265 | 339 | 188 | 338 |
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