Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Colac Bay today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Colac Bay at 1PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Colac Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, near gales from the WSW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 12 | ESE 11 | W 6 | WSW 21 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 238 | 235 | 186 | 162 | 304 | 66 | 236 | 146 | 510 | 893 | 1252 | 1568 | 1985 | 2219 | 2759 | 2972 | 3082 | 3695 | 4134 | 4688 | 4952 | 4940 | 4940 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:01AM2.30m | 1:25PM2.33m | 1:36AM2.36m | 2:00PM2.38m | 2:13AM2.42m | 2:37PM2.41m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:21AM0.36m | 7:37PM0.40m | 7:58AM0.32m | 8:14PM0.36m | 8:36AM0.32m | 8:53PM0.36m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Feels °C | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | -3 | -5 | -4 | -4 | -3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | WSW 12 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | S 17 | SSE 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 238 | 235 | 186 | 162 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 115 | 4 | 18 | 8 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 24 | 79 | 121 | 248 | 502 | 1311 | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 23 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | WSW 21 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 19 | ESE 13 | SSE 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 5 | S 8 | S 8 | E 12 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 44 | 66 | 49 | 146 | 25 | 11 | 29 | 17 | 32 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 19 | 11 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | W 22 | W 22 | WSW 22 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSW 10 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | SE 12 | SSW 12 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 10 | 9 | 47 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 6 | 30 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | — | — | W 13 | W 12 | W 5 | W 6 | WNW 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 27 | — | — | 13 | 304 | 141 | 236 | 167 | 510 | 893 | 1252 | 1568 | 1985 | 2219 | 2759 | 2972 | 3082 | 3695 | 4134 | 4688 | 4952 | 4940 | 4940 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 146 | 0 | 134 | 134 | 141 | 180 | 180 | 180 | 180 | 184 | 124 | 180 | 184 | 473 | 618 | 648 | 503 | 1041 |
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