Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Colac Bay today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Colac Bay at 11AM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 17s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Colac Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Sun morning, light winds from the NNW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | W 10 | W 11 | W 12 | W 14 | W 14 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 249 | 967 | 2631 | 3283 | 4140 | 4574 | 4784 | 4505 | 4467 | 4527 | 4196 | 4377 | 4110 | 3799 | 3594 | 3709 | 3728 | 3674 | 4031 | 3942 | 4242 | 4074 | 3471 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:57AM2.05m | 10:18PM2.04m | 10:47AM2.09m | 11:06PM2.09m | 11:31AM2.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:45AM0.85m | 4:17PM0.91m | 4:40AM0.75m | 5:09PM0.79m | 5:27AM0.64m | 5:51PM0.67m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — |
mm | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | -1 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -4 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 15 | ESE 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | — |
| kJ | 377 | 23 | 22 | 52 | 167 | 19 | 606 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | ESE 14 | — | SE 14 | S 15 | SSE 19 | S 17 | S 17 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | — | SE 14 | — | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 215 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 19 | — | 7 | 272 | 35 | 220 | 217 | 62 | 43 | 24 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | 8 | — | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | S 8 | S 8 | E 8 | N 5 | — | — | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 14 |
| kJ | 249 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 2 | W 10 | W 11 | W 12 | W 14 | W 14 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 13 |
| kJ | 1 | 967 | 2631 | 3283 | 4140 | 4574 | 4784 | 4505 | 4467 | 4527 | 4196 | 4377 | 4110 | 3799 | 3594 | 3709 | 3728 | 3674 | 4031 | 3942 | 4242 | 4074 | 3471 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 134 | 652 | 652 | 671 | 648 | 502 | 338 | 251 | 184 | 182 | 182 | 180 | 141 | 180 | 182 | 180 | 184 | 221 | 180 | 228 | 180 | 180 |
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