Colac Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 46.36° S 167.90° E

Issued: 5 pm 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Colac Bay sea temperature is

11.2° C

Colac Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Colac Bay today (22 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with WSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Colac Bay at 2AM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (22 Jul)	6ft (1.8m)	13s
Afternoon (22 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	13s
Evening (22 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	13s

Table - waves today at Colac Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 21			Wednesday 22								Thursday 23
	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
Rating (10 max)	!	!	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	3	2	3	3	1	1	3	3	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 12	W 12	WSW 12	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	W 13	WSW 13	W 13	W 13	W 13	W 13	W 12	W 12	W 12
Wave Graph
kJ	893	911	745	894	909	905	1058	980	995	995	865	648	539	475	408	555	678	575	830
Wind (km/h)	WNW	WNW	W	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	ENE	NE	NNE	N	NNE	NNE	NNW	NNE	N	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off
High Tide			7:05PM2.18m				7:39AM2.17m				8:05PM2.12m				8:40AM2.13m
Low Tide	12:55PM0.67m				1:23AM0.75m				1:50PM0.81m				2:22AM0.82m				2:48PM0.90m


	—	—	—	—	—	8:19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:18	—	—	—	—	—
	5:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—
mm	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—
Temp °C	13	11	10	10	9	9	8	10	11	9	8	8	8	9	9	11	12	10	9
Feels °C	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	8	9	7	5	4	4	4	5	8	10	7	6
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 13	—	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	WSW 13	W 13	WSW 13	W 13	W 13	W 13	W 13	W 12	W 12	—
kJ	3	—	3	3	3	3	1058	980	995	995	865	648	539	475	408	555	678	575	—
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	SE 11	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	S 6	S 6	SSE 13	—	S 14	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	E 5	S 10	E 6	E 6
kJ	5	5	13	13	6	3	3	33	—	15	5	5	5	5	5	2	2	1	1
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SE 11	—	SE 11	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SE 12	S 14	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	E 6	S 10	S 10
kJ	—	—	5	—	5	15	15	15	6	5	4	3	3	3	3	3	1	2	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 10	W 10	W 10	W 12	W 12	WSW 12	WSW 12	WSW 13	WNW 3	—	—	NNE 3	NNE 3	N 3	N 4	N 4	—	—	W 12
kJ	893	911	745	894	909	905	30	32	1	—	—	3	3	6	9	7	—	—	830
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Papatowai Catlins	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Bluecliffs Southland	Colac Bay Southland	Colac Bay Southland	Colac Bay Southland	Colac Bay Southland	Beatons Southland	Nicks Point Southland	Colac Bay Southland	Colac Bay Southland	Beatons Southland	Beatons Southland	Colac Bay Southland	Colac Bay Southland	Colac Bay Southland	Colac Bay Southland
Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	124	44	44	44	44	0	0	0	0	12	3	0	0	12	12	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Southland		Bluecliffs	Bluecliffs	Bluecliffs	Bluecliffs	Bluecliffs	Nicks Point	Nicks Point	Porridge	Porridge	Porridge	Porridge	Porridge	Porridge	Porridge	Porridge	Porridge	Porridge	Porridge
Rating (10 max)		4	4	4	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Porridge Southland	Porridge Southland	Marokopa Taranaki	Te Paki Northland
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Asu Indonesia	Cape St Martin South Africa	Chameau Mauritius	Sea Vista South Africa	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Gas Bay Australia	Papa Tangaroa Chile	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Boulders Samoa	Cyclops Australia	Brak River South Africa
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	5	5	8	7	9	5	4	5	4

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