Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Colac Bay today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Colac Bay at 8AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Colac Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Fri morning, light winds from the SW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 20 | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 830 | 3048 | 4007 | 3717 | 2848 | 1975 | 1206 | 836 | 569 | 530 | 530 | 497 | 615 | 583 | 632 | 332 | 439 | 461 | 2777 | 3848 | 4950 | 5603 | 5627 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:07AM2.25m | 2:32PM2.29m | 2:42AM2.28m | 3:07PM2.30m | 3:20AM2.30m | 3:44PM2.30m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:28AM0.40m | 8:43PM0.47m | 9:05AM0.39m | 9:21PM0.46m | 9:44AM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 1 | -3 | -6 | -5 | -4 | -3 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | — | — | — | — | W 22 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 |
| kJ | 5 | 82 | 47 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 36 | 36 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 10 | SE 16 | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 22 | — | S 12 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 11 | S 13 | S 19 | S 20 | S 21 | — | SSE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 16 | 8 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 9 | — | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 73 | 225 | — | 79 | 58 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 22 | — | — | S 20 | — | S 12 | — | — | S 19 | S 24 | S 24 | SSW 12 | — | SSW 11 | S 12 |
| kJ | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | 8 | — | 3 | — | — | 29 | 11 | 44 | 14 | — | 12 | 42 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 20 | W 19 | W 19 | W 19 | W 18 |
| kJ | 830 | 3048 | 4007 | 3717 | 2848 | 1975 | 1206 | 836 | 569 | 530 | 530 | 497 | 615 | 583 | 632 | 332 | 439 | 461 | 2777 | 3848 | 4950 | 5603 | 5627 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 124 | 221 | 254 | 493 | 495 | 578 | 271 | 271 | 271 | 147 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 44 | 44 | 124 | 180 | 180 | 182 |
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