Colac Bay surf break

Colac Bay surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 31 Mar 2026 NZDT
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Colac Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Colac Bay sea temperature is
15.8° C
(Which is 3.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Colac Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Colac Bay at 2PM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.3m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Mar)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (31 Mar)8ft (2.4m)14s
Evening (31 Mar)7ft (2.1m)14s

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


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Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Fri
03
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
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4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.1
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.5
W
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
1.2
W
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
1
W
1.1
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
Period(s) (?)1414141414141414141414141414131313131278899
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3898359430782724225318561605130611391065939721439836253195490145115106146265299327
Wind
(km/h)
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
W
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:05PM
2.45
1:31AM
2.44
1:47PM
2.49
2:10AM
2.46
2:27PM
2.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:03AM
0.37
7:25PM
0.30
7:45AM
0.35
8:07PM
0.33
8:25AM
0.37
8:47PM
0.40
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Fri
03
Sunrise--8:03-------8:04-------8:06-----
Sunset-----7:39-------7:38-------7:37--
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clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C9910111111109881015181716151414151921201816
Feels °C (?)0245565544712151414141213131718181614
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