
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Colac Bay today (25 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Colac Bay at 5AM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Colac Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon afternoon, min 3°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | ||||||||||||||||
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 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
4234 | 4467 | 4077 | 3760 | 3311 | 2916 | 2558 | 2070 | 1832 | 1463 | 1362 | 1179 | 1026 | 901 | 851 | 786 | 511 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 9:59PM2.10m | 10:30AM2.13m | 10:50PM2.11m | 11:18AM2.16m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:19AM0.82m | 4:48PM0.89m | 5:11AM0.76m | 5:38PM0.82m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | |
mm | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 |
Feels °C | -1 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 5 | S 6 | S 15 | S 15 | W 14 | W 14 | — | S 14 | S 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | WSW 12 |
101 | 95 | 86 | 84 | 20 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 1832 | 1463 | — | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 511 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 12 | S 15 | — | S 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SE 14 |
7 | 15 | 15 | 24 | 131 | 124 | 110 | 39 | 26 | 4 | — | 5 | 82 | 137 | 96 | 4 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | — | — | — | E 8 | ESE 13 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 15 | SSE 11 | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
1 | — | — | — | 1 | 16 | 9 | 32 | 37 | 25 | — | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 31 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | W 14 | — | W 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 12 | WNW 5 |
4234 | 4467 | 4077 | 3760 | 3311 | 2916 | 2558 | 2070 | 36 | — | 1362 | 1179 | 1026 | 901 | 851 | 786 | 35 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 146 | 146 | 146 | 221 | 44 | 11 | 11 | 44 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 44 | 0 |
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