Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Colac Bay today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Colac Bay at 6AM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Colac Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 3°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | ||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1832 | 1491 | 1001 | 1058 | 915 | 799 | 851 | 884 | 746 | 432 | 347 | 274 | 256 | 467 | 403 | 345 | 389 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 10:50PM2.11m | 11:18AM2.16m | 11:37PM2.14m | 12:03PM2.18m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:11AM0.76m | 5:38PM0.82m | 5:57AM0.67m | 6:21PM0.72m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | -1 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | S 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | S 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 7 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 1832 | 4 | 1001 | 1058 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 432 | 347 | 274 | 131 | 467 | 403 | 345 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 14 | — | S 16 | S 9 | S 9 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | W 11 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 26 | 37 | — | 5 | 25 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 85 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 256 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | SSE 12 | — | SSW 13 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | S 14 | S 12 | S 13 | SE 13 | W 18 | S 11 | SW 16 | S 12 |
| kJ | 37 | 26 | — | 17 | 36 | 33 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | WSW 14 | WNW 5 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | W 7 | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | W 11 |
| kJ | 36 | 1491 | 43 | 35 | 915 | 799 | 851 | 884 | 746 | 45 | 66 | 97 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 389 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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