Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Colac Bay today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Colac Bay at 11AM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Colac Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 10°C on Fri morning, min 5°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Thu morning, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | ESE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2221 | 1864 | 1568 | 1279 | 1193 | 1077 | 983 | 1187 | 1074 | 949 | 778 | 542 | 534 | 427 | 307 | 298 | 238 | 235 | 170 | 162 | 187 | 556 | 70 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:12PM2.21m | 00:25AM2.22m | 12:49PM2.27m | 1:01AM2.30m | 1:25PM2.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:07AM0.53m | 6:27PM0.55m | 6:45AM0.43m | 7:02PM0.46m | 7:21AM0.36m | 7:37PM0.40m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | -2 | -3 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 22 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 1568 | 1279 | 1193 | 1077 | 983 | 1187 | 1074 | 949 | 778 | 542 | 534 | 427 | 307 | 298 | 238 | 235 | 170 | 162 | 45 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 14 | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 7 | 8 | — | 5 | 5 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 21 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 4 | — | 70 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | W 24 | S 10 | W 23 | W 22 | W 22 | WSW 22 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 21 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 11 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 47 | 34 | 33 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | SSE 16 | SE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 6 |
| kJ | 2221 | 1864 | 44 | — | — | 24 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 18 | 32 | 24 | 24 | 18 | 14 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 187 | 556 | 232 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 44 | 44 | 27 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 271 | 292 | 292 | 292 | 474 | 509 | 637 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 44 |
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