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Colac Bay surf break

Colac Bay surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 26 Nov 2025 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
13.6° C
 (Which is 2.4°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 10AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 26). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (26 Nov)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (26 Nov)4ft (1.2m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Sat
29
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
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3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.8
W
1.7
W
1.2
W
1
W
0.8
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.3
WSW
0.1
S
1.7
W
1.5
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1.8
W
2.4
W
2.3
W
2.2
W
2.4
W
2.4
W
1.9
W
1.6
W
Period(s) (?)11121212777777101087881089910101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11512112117729015510667372520232924617216960273479877010431041710543
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
20
NE
10
N
25
W
20
W
10
WNW
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
10
NNW
30
NW
30
WNW
15
WNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
35
W
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
W
30
W
30
W
15
NW
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		offcross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:57AM
2.09
6:15PM
2.03
6:48AM
2.06
7:11PM
2.04
7:43AM
2.07
8:09PM
2.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:15PM
0.77
12:45AM
0.69
1:08PM
0.76
1:40AM
0.67
2:04PM
0.74
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Sat
29
Sunrise-5:56-------5:54-------5:54------
Sunset-----9:15-------9:15-------9:16--
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
---------151----32------
Temp. °C13151617191816141312131718171615121112141515129
Feels °C (?)10111413151613109912121214131153477885
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