Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Colac Bay today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Colac Bay at 10AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 20s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 30). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Colac Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Fri morning, light winds from the SW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | W 13 | W 14 | W 15 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 669 | 925 | 811 | 704 | 674 | 485 | 440 | 400 | 530 | 1315 | 3151 | 3379 | 2678 | 1518 | 699 | 718 | 569 | 521 | 429 | 429 | 528 | 583 | 22 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:32AM2.22m | 1:57PM2.27m | 2:07AM2.25m | 2:32PM2.29m | 2:42AM2.28m | 3:07PM2.30m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:52AM0.44m | 8:08PM0.50m | 8:28AM0.40m | 8:43PM0.47m | 9:05AM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 |
Feels °C | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | -4 | -3 | -3 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | W 13 | W 14 | W 15 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | — | — | W 24 | WSW 12 | W 22 | SSE 10 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 669 | 925 | 811 | 704 | 674 | 485 | 440 | 400 | 530 | 5 | 47 | — | — | 11 | 699 | 10 | 22 | 521 | 429 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | W 22 | WSW 20 | WSW 20 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | W 16 | SE 11 | S 12 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | W 23 | — | SSE 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 12 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 |
| kJ | 366 | 37 | 128 | 128 | 329 | 246 | 276 | 190 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 11 | — | 17 | 37 | 37 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 13 | S 14 | SE 16 | — | — | — | — | — | W 22 | W 22 | SW 20 | S 20 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 16 | 8 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ESE 11 | NE 3 | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | S 4 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 6 |
| kJ | 4 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 3 | — | 7 | 10 | 1315 | 3151 | 3379 | 2678 | 1518 | 40 | 718 | 569 | 27 | 13 | 429 | 528 | 583 | 181 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 134 | 124 | 339 | 338 | 493 | 271 | 271 | 221 | 271 | 0 | 44 | 44 | 141 | 44 |
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