Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Colac Bay today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Colac Bay at 10AM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Colac Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 4°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 14 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1564 | 1610 | 1449 | 1408 | 1233 | 1074 | 1155 | 1001 | 669 | 938 | 811 | 704 | 596 | 545 | 440 | 480 | 627 | 944 | 2035 | 2723 | 1990 | 1327 | 1082 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:57AM2.19m | 1:21PM2.24m | 1:32AM2.22m | 1:57PM2.27m | 2:07AM2.25m | 2:32PM2.29m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:15AM0.51m | 7:33PM0.55m | 7:52AM0.44m | 8:08PM0.50m | 8:28AM0.40m | 8:43PM0.47m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Feels °C | 7 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | -3 | -2 | -4 | -3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 13 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 14 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1564 | 1610 | 1449 | 1408 | 1233 | 1074 | 1155 | 1001 | 669 | 938 | 811 | 704 | 596 | 545 | 440 | 480 | 627 | 944 | 2035 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | W 22 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | W 16 | SE 11 | SE 11 | W 15 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 227 | 366 | 37 | 128 | 128 | 326 | 246 | 276 | 190 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SE 13 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 17 | S 17 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 6 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | N 3 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 42 | 38 | 2723 | 1990 | 1327 | 1082 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 95 | 180 | 493 | 509 | 521 |
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