Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Colac Bay today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Colac Bay at 9AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 28). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Colac Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 367 | 347 | 340 | 340 | 367 | 1223 | 1421 | 1379 | 1421 | 1610 | 1449 | 1408 | 1233 | 1197 | 1155 | 875 | 775 | 951 | 822 | 704 | 596 | 563 | 366 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | 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 |
High Tide | 00:19AM2.16m | 12:44PM2.21m | 00:57AM2.19m | 1:21PM2.24m | 1:32AM2.22m | 1:57PM2.27m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:38AM0.58m | 6:58PM0.63m | 7:15AM0.51m | 7:33PM0.55m | 7:52AM0.44m | 8:08PM0.50m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 13 |
| kJ | 367 | 347 | 340 | 340 | 367 | 1223 | 1421 | 1379 | 1421 | 1610 | 1449 | 1408 | 1233 | 1197 | 1155 | 875 | 775 | 951 | 822 | 704 | 596 | 563 | 366 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 22 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 18 | W 18 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 6 | 17 | 17 | 50 | 130 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 376 | 366 | 37 | 129 | 128 | 329 | 230 | 276 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | — | SW 18 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | SE 13 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 17 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 9 | — | 12 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | NE 3 | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 10 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 13 | 9 | — | 5 | 15 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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