Colac Bay surf break

Colac Bay surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 14 Apr 2026 NZST
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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 3.4°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: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (14 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (14 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
0
0
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0
0
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.4
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
1.6
W
2.3
W
2.4
W
3
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
WSW
3
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.2
W
2.1
W
Period(s) (?)1212111111111010101010881011121212121212121314
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)48045641839638944248639215815448061679816682558336634313006287825011999173516591608
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
5
NW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
WSW
15
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
30
WNW
35
W
40
W
45
W
45
W
50
W
45
WSW
40
W
35
W
35
W
30
W
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:41AM
2.25
11:08PM
2.30
11:25AM
2.39
11:52PM
2.42
12:10PM
2.52
12:36AM
2.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:05PM
0.47
5:27AM
0.48
5:50PM
0.37
6:10AM
0.37
6:35PM
0.30
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise7:22-------7:24-------7:24-------
Sunset---6:13-------6:10-------6:08----
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C10121311111099101210101099101111111111899
Feels °C (?)710118864578421-1-1-113344345
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