Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Colac Bay today (12 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Colac Bay at 9PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Colac Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon morning, min 5°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 10 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 534 | 478 | 395 | 384 | 312 | 225 | 165 | 162 | 113 | 190 | 221 | 218 | 298 | 407 | 544 | 2529 | 4546 | 4227 | 4338 | 4282 | 3720 | 3331 | 2790 | 2577 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:35PM2.40m | 12:10PM2.51m | 00:32AM2.48m | 1:07PM2.57m | 1:26AM2.54m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:35PM0.51m | 6:00AM0.31m | 6:32PM0.39m | 6:56AM0.18m | 7:25PM0.29m | 7:49AM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:26 | — | — |
 | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
Feels °C | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 10 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | E 5 | E 5 | SSE 21 | SSE 20 | S 20 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 |
| kJ | 534 | 478 | 395 | 384 | 312 | 225 | 165 | 162 | 113 | 190 | 221 | 218 | 298 | 407 | 544 | 4 | 4 | 89 | 132 | 194 | 3720 | 3331 | 2790 | 2577 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | — | W 23 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 8 | W 7 | W 13 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | S 16 | S 16 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 11 | 12 | 40 | 49 | 62 | 121 | 180 | 246 | 293 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | S 16 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | W 23 | SW 22 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | S 18 | — | S 18 | ESE 8 | S 21 | S 16 | SW 4 | — | E 15 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 38 | 76 | 118 | 25 | — | 25 | 7 | 36 | 20 | 1 | — | 4 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | — | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 3 | — | — | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 16 | W 16 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 9 | 3 | — | — | 5 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 2529 | 4546 | 4227 | 4338 | 4282 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 44 | 124 | 44 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 3 |
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