Colac Bay surf break

Colac Bay surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 20 Feb 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
14.8° C
(Which is 1.6°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 3PM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am February 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Feb)10ft (3.0m)10s
Afternoon (20 Feb)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (20 Feb)10ft (3.0m)13s

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

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Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Mon
23
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
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4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.3
W
2.2
W
2.1
W
3
W
3
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
WSW
3
W
3
WSW
2.3
WSW
2
W
Period(s) (?)9910111313131313131414141414101113141313131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)90812471780246732653370323732872884236423592185203318553144190927853824408037783150249615351194
Wind
(km/h)
35
W
35
W
40
W
40
W
40
WSW
40
WSW
30
W
30
W
25
W
20
NW
15
NNW
10
NW
20
NNW
25
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
45
WNW
45
W
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
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
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:58AM
2.44
4:15PM
2.45
4:39AM
2.43
5:01PM
2.43
5:24AM
2.39
5:51PM
2.37
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:15AM
0.33
10:41PM
0.31
11:00AM
0.36
11:27PM
0.40
11:49AM
0.43
12:18AM
0.50
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Mon
23
Sunrise--7:07-------7:09-------7:11-----
Sunset-----8:53-------8:52-------8:51--
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
311121-1-----231521111--
Temp. °C121112121212111212101216171312101213131313131110
Feels °C (?)53333345658121287335678877
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