Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Colac Bay today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Colac Bay at 5PM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.5m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Colac Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the W on Sun morning, light winds from the NNW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 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 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4346 | 4499 | 4819 | 4753 | 4688 | 4688 | 4563 | 4559 | 4691 | 4493 | 4555 | 4296 | 4178 | 4062 | 3948 | 3717 | 3609 | 3345 | 2859 | 3037 | 3037 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 2:37PM2.41m | 2:52AM2.44m | 3:15PM2.42m | 3:34AM2.42m | 3:56PM2.38m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:36AM0.32m | 8:53PM0.36m | 9:17AM0.36m | 9:34PM0.39m | 10:00AM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | -2 | -3 | -3 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -6 | -6 | -5 | -4 | -5 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | E 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | — | — | — | S 14 | — | SSE 15 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 16 |
| kJ | 6 | 3 | 1193 | 1274 | 1051 | 846 | 812 | — | — | — | 411 | — | 72 | 711 | 723 | 661 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 21 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 23 | S 15 | S 16 | SSE 16 | — | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 172 | 183 | 188 | — | 256 | 5 | 5 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 21 | S 22 | — | — | — | S 12 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | 9 | — | — | — | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 |
| kJ | 4346 | 4499 | 4819 | 4753 | 4688 | 4688 | 4563 | 4559 | 4691 | 4493 | 4555 | 4296 | 4178 | 4062 | 3948 | 3717 | 3609 | 3345 | 2859 | 3037 | 3037 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 188 | 473 | 648 | 495 | 343 | 338 | 338 | 338 | 338 | 493 | 578 | 1041 | 343 | 343 | 493 | 292 | 292 | 265 | 260 | 188 | 184 |
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