Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Colac Bay today (15 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Colac Bay at 11PM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 2.2m 15s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Colac Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Wed afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed night, light winds from the WSW by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Sat 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 15 | WSW 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | WSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2147 | 2089 | 2040 | 3423 | 3523 | 3523 | 3693 | 3861 | 4191 | 4221 | 4340 | 4350 | 4292 | 4505 | 4178 | 3866 | 3533 | 3776 | 3406 | 5654 | 5685 | 5557 | 5783 | 4730 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:00PM2.59m | 2:17AM2.58m | 2:51PM2.59m | 3:07AM2.57m | 3:39PM2.54m | 3:57AM2.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:15PM0.23m | 8:41AM0.06m | 9:04PM0.23m | 9:31AM0.10m | 9:54PM0.28m | 10:21AM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — |
 | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 |
mm | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 8 |
Temp °C | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | NNW 4 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | — | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | — | SE 17 | S 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SSE 20 | SSE 19 | SSE 18 | WSW 17 |
| kJ | 2147 | 2089 | 2040 | 8 | 44 | 78 | 76 | 113 | — | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | 222 | 301 | 696 | 5654 | 78 | 69 | 32 | 4730 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 16 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | S 10 | S 15 | SE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 21 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | S 18 |
| kJ | 17 | 15 | 15 | 45 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 43 | 42 | 69 | 69 | 95 | 89 | 132 | 47 | 110 | 260 | 30 | 86 | 181 | 218 | 212 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | W 12 | — | ESE 12 | — | — | SE 18 | SE 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | SE 14 |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | — | 15 | — | — | 13 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 97 | 41 | 24 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 15 | WNW 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | SW 17 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3423 | 3523 | 3523 | 3693 | 3861 | 4191 | 4221 | 4340 | 4350 | 4292 | 4505 | 4178 | 3866 | 3533 | 3776 | 3406 | 60 | 5685 | 5557 | 5783 | 47 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 134 | 146 | 221 | 222 | 222 | 222 | 221 | 180 | 180 | 180 | 180 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 182 | 182 | 182 | 11 |
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