Colac Bay surf break

Colac Bay surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 28 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
15.7° C
(Which is 3.3°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 7AM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Mar)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (28 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (28 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
2
3
4
2
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
WSW
1
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.8
WSW
2
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
Period(s) (?)141313131313131313131313131212181716161616161514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)39538452352353138438438445143743135633932331344318261997213325352578350438423669
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
15
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SE
10
E
10
E
5
ENE
5
E
5
ENE
5
NE
10
WNW
15
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
W
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
W
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
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:08PM
2.23
10:35AM
2.23
11:08PM
2.28
11:31AM
2.30
12:01AM
2.34
12:21PM
2.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:26AM
0.62
4:54PM
0.45
5:26AM
0.52
5:50PM
0.37
6:18AM
0.43
6:40PM
0.31
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Sunrise----7:58-------8:00-------8:02---
Sunset-------7:45-------7:44-------7:42
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
clear
light rain
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
21-------1112112581--1--
Temp. °C151414131314141312121212121415151513121113121111
Feels °C (?)141211101112121111111010111415161510867421
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