Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Colac Bay today (26 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Colac Bay at 6AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (26 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (26 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Colac Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1157 | 1094 | 975 | 880 | 880 | 724 | 744 | 744 | 755 | 961 | 1288 | 1531 | 1511 | 1624 | 1785 | 1761 | 1714 | 1637 | 1592 | 1403 | 1344 | 1144 | 1110 | 946 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:29PM2.19m | 10:56AM2.23m | 11:15PM2.20m | 11:41AM2.24m | 11:59PM2.21m | 12:24PM2.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:46AM0.76m | 5:11PM0.83m | 5:34AM0.73m | 5:59PM0.81m | 6:18AM0.69m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 8:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:33 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | S 16 | S 15 | WSW 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 10 | S 9 |
| kJ | 1157 | 1094 | 975 | 880 | 880 | 724 | 744 | 744 | 755 | 961 | 1288 | 1531 | 1511 | 1624 | 1785 | 19 | 4 | 1637 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 64 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 15 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 72 | 71 | 37 | 62 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 8 | S 8 | — | ENE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | — | — | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 45 | — | — | 22 | 1761 | 1714 | 41 | 1592 | 1403 | 1344 | 1144 | 1110 | 946 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 124 | 124 | 0 | 124 | 0 |
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