Colac Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Southland, New Zealand)

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Colac Bay Surf Guide

Colac Bay in Invercargill is an exposed beach break that has quite reliable surf and can work at any time of the year. The best wind direction is from the northwest. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the best swell direction is from the south. The beach break offers both left and right hand waves. Surfable at all stages of the tide. It very rarely gets crowded here. Take care of rips, rocks and sharks.

Colac Bay Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	2	fairly consistent	13.8°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Colac Bay:

The best conditions reported for surf at Colac Bay occur when a South swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Northwest.

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What's the best time of year to surf Colac Bay (for consistent clean waves)?

februaryBest Season: autumn

The best time of year for surfing Colac Bay with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Autumn and most often the month of February. Clean surfable waves are typically found 22% of the time in February while 20% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 58% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

22%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

20%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

58%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Colac Bay Location Map

Interactive Colac Bay surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Colac Bay is Invercargill Airport (IVC) in New Zealand, 33 km (20 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Colac Bay is Manapouri Airport (TEU), also in New Zealand, 94 km (58 miles) away.

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Colac Bay Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 14:29 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 05			Wed
ft, °F	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM
Wave (m)	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW
Period (s)	14	15	15	15
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off

What does Colac Bay look like?

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Tides at Colac Bay

Current tide and informaton

For Colac Bay, New Zealand, 1 km from Colac Bay.

Next High Water: 03:36pm | 2.22m

Next Low Water: 09:52pm | 0.82m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Colac Bay Sea Temperature

The water temperature (13.8 °C) at Colac Bay is quite cool. If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good sealed spring wetsuit. Some surfers would prefer to wear gloves and boots too. Effective windchill factor of (12.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit, neoprene gloves and boots.