Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Colac Bay today (17 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 17s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Colac Bay at 10PM is: 3.0m 17s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Colac Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri afternoon, light winds from the W by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | W 15 | W 17 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4065 | 4121 | 5304 | 6008 | 5559 | 5434 | 5283 | 5103 | 5074 | 4643 | 4484 | 3604 | 2482 | 2173 | 1822 | 1797 | 1773 | 1614 | 1614 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:39PM2.54m | 3:57AM2.52m | 4:27PM2.46m | 4:48AM2.43m | 5:15PM2.37m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:54PM0.28m | 10:21AM0.20m | 10:43PM0.38m | 11:12AM0.34m | |||||||||||||||
 |  |  | |  |  |  |  | |  | | | | | | |  | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 17 | SSE 18 | WSW 18 | SSE 21 | SSE 20 | SSE 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 210 | 6 | 32 | 6008 | 84 | 75 | 68 | 55 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 1614 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 21 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 16 |
| kJ | 224 | 206 | 254 | 88 | 242 | 215 | 212 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | — | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 13 |
| kJ | 30 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 15 | W 17 | WNW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 4065 | 4121 | 5304 | 32 | 5559 | 5434 | 5283 | 5103 | 5074 | 4643 | 4484 | 3604 | 2482 | 2173 | 1822 | 1797 | 1773 | 1614 | 20 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 180 | 180 | 180 | 182 | 182 | 180 | 180 | 11 | 124 | 180 | 124 | 44 | 146 | 146 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 0 | 0 |
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