Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Colac Bay today (01 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Colac Bay at 10AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (01 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (01 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Colac Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat morning, strong winds from the WNW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 6 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | W 10 | W 20 | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 569 | 461 | 374 | 486 | 698 | 675 | 219 | 533 | 564 | 589 | 3074 | 3858 | 4950 | 5603 | 5564 | 5867 | 6156 | 5866 | 5020 | 4606 | 4400 | 4022 | 3164 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:42AM2.28m | 3:07PM2.30m | 3:20AM2.30m | 3:44PM2.30m | 4:00AM2.30m | 4:23PM2.29m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:05AM0.39m | 9:21PM0.46m | 9:44AM0.42m | 10:01PM0.48m | 10:27AM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 |
| kJ | 569 | 461 | 374 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 967 | 20 | 858 | 954 | 984 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 22 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 12 | S 20 | S 12 | S 19 | S 19 | S 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 21 | S 20 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 11 | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 36 | 35 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 29 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 223 | 380 | 84 | 84 | 37 | 22 | 12 | — | 6 | 6 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 22 | SW 20 | S 20 | — | S 12 | — | — | S 19 | S 19 | S 20 | SSW 12 | — | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 9 | 16 | 8 | — | 3 | — | — | 29 | 29 | 72 | 14 | — | 25 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 6 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | W 10 | W 20 | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 35 | 14 | 13 | 486 | 698 | 675 | 219 | 533 | 564 | 589 | 3074 | 3858 | 4950 | 5603 | 5564 | 5867 | 6156 | 5866 | 5020 | 4606 | 4400 | 4022 | 3164 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 17 | 0 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 180 | 182 | 44 | 44 | 0 | 180 | 180 | 182 | 184 | 188 | 222 | 260 | 251 | 338 | 496 | 343 | 271 |
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