Colac Bay surf break

Colac Bay surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 27 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
15.5° C
(Which is 3.1°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 9AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Mar)3ft (0.9m)15s
Afternoon (27 Mar)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (27 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Mon
30
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
0
0
0
1
0
2
3
3
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
1.1
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
1.7
WSW
2.1
WSW
Period(s) (?)161515141414141313131313131313131313131212181716
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)14032630937136142539538446844437845838438445143743135034532331344816882214
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
10
E
10
E
5
ENE
0
NE
0
NNW
10
WSW
15
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSE
10
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
ESE
5
S
5
ENE
5
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrossglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
glassglasscrossglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:31AM
2.18
10:08PM
2.23
10:35AM
2.23
11:08PM
2.28
11:31AM
2.30
12:01AM
2.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:16AM
0.68
3:50PM
0.53
4:26AM
0.62
4:54PM
0.45
5:26AM
0.52
5:50PM
0.37
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Mon
30
Sunrise--7:58-------7:58-------8:00-----
Sunset-----7:47-------7:45-------7:44--
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
---1-23--------12--1--24
Temp. °C131314141515141414131315151413121213131519171515
Feels °C (?)121213141616131212111113141312101012121420181516
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