Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Colac Bay today (27 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Colac Bay at 7AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (27 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (27 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Colac Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 511 | 638 | 628 | 274 | 485 | 476 | 403 | 345 | 389 | 379 | 367 | 345 | 338 | 290 | 353 | 1091 | 1303 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:37PM2.14m | 12:03PM2.18m | 00:19AM2.16m | 12:44PM2.21m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:57AM0.67m | 6:21PM0.72m | 6:38AM0.58m | 6:58PM0.63m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 16 | SE 13 | W 10 | SSE 13 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 |
| kJ | 511 | 638 | 628 | 274 | 485 | 476 | 403 | 345 | 10 | 7 | 367 | 17 | 338 | 290 | 353 | 1091 | 1303 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | W 7 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SW 16 | SE 13 | S 11 | SSE 13 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 103 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 49 | 133 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | SE 13 | W 18 | W 18 | S 11 | SW 16 | S 10 | S 7 | SW 16 | — | SW 18 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 15 | S 14 |
| kJ | 14 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 10 | — | 12 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NNW 2 | W 11 | W 11 | — | W 10 | WNW 2 | — | NW 3 | — | — |
| kJ | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 389 | 379 | — | 345 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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