Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Colac Bay today (08 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Colac Bay at 8PM is: 2.1m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 22s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.2m 17s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Colac Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Fri afternoon, min 4°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Wed morning, calm by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Sat 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1180 | 917 | 2417 | 2237 | 1737 | 1484 | 1340 | 1209 | 1062 | 2462 | 2434 | 2139 | 1652 | 1429 | 1261 | 1055 | 988 | 822 | 795 | 972 | 1871 | 1672 | 1631 | 1631 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:00AM2.18m | 7:30PM2.17m | 8:02AM2.21m | 8:32PM2.20m | 9:06AM2.27m | 9:34PM2.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:26PM0.67m | 1:54AM0.69m | 2:24PM0.69m | 2:56AM0.65m | 3:28PM0.67m | 3:59AM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:29 |
 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | 5:17 |
mm | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Feels °C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 16 | WSW 12 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 18 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | 1180 | 671 | 2417 | 2237 | 1737 | 1484 | 1340 | 1002 | 1016 | 2462 | 2434 | 2139 | 1652 | 1429 | 1261 | 1055 | 988 | 822 | 651 | 972 | 1871 | 1672 | 1631 | 1631 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 16 | — | WSW 24 | WSW 22 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | WSW 21 | WSW 20 | WSW 19 | WSW 14 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | — | 917 | — | 55 | 154 | 258 | 550 | 1209 | 1062 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 89 | 432 | 795 | 527 | 31 | 28 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 22 | W 21 | S 19 | SE 19 | SE 19 | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 18 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 82 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | 31 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 32 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | S 4 | SSE 7 | — | SSE 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | — |
| kJ | 6 | 41 | 5 | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 222 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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