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Colac Bay Surf Forecast
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Colac Bay surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 18 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
14.9° C
(Which is 2.9°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 12AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Apr) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (19 Apr) | 8ft (2.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Colac Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1298 | 1430 | 2720 | 2775 | 2775 | 2341 | 1781 | 1225 | 824 | 515 | 345 | 329 | 210 | 158 | 104 | 106 | 79 | 78 | 53 | 49 | 51 | 50 | 94 | 128 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:43PM 2.64 | 2:06AM 2.58 | 2:34PM 2.62 | 2:55AM 2.54 | 3:28PM 2.55 | 3:48AM 2.45 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:07PM 0.30 | 8:28AM 0.24 | 8:57PM 0.35 | 9:19AM 0.28 | 9:49PM 0.43 | 10:14AM 0.35 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:31 | - |
| Sunset | - | 6:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:01 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 |
| Feels °C (?) | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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