Colac Bay surf break

Colac Bay surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 25 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
14.0° C
(Which is 2.2°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: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 1.3m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Afternoon (25 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)13s
Evening (25 Apr)7ft (2.2m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat night, light winds from the NW by Mon afternoon).

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tue
28
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
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4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
2
W
13
2.1
W
13
2.2
W
13
2.4
W
12
2.4
W
12
2.5
W
12
3
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
W
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.5
W
13
0.9
WSW
12
1.5
W
12
1.4
W
12
1.4
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
811
646
1359
1497
1510
1629
1638
2139
3201
3265
2974
3017
2297
1842
1449
1197
929
787
690
736
256
649
565
569
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
25
WNW
30
W
30
WNW
35
W
30
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:15AM2.21m
8:50PM2.22m
9:16AM2.25m
9:47PM2.25m
10:10AM2.30m
10:37PM2.29m
Low Tide
2:33PM0.50m
3:05AM0.61m
3:32PM0.48m
4:03AM0.56m
4:26PM0.47m
4:53AM0.52m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
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7:37
7:39
7:39
7:41
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5:53
5:52
5:51
5:49
1
3
4
2
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
15
18
18
15
13
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
16
16
15
13
13
13
10
11
14
14
10
7
7
7
8
10
10
10
11
12
11
11
11
13
15
12
12
10
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.4
S
13
0.6
S
13
1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.9
S
15
2.2
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.5
W
13
1.4
WSW
13
0.1
W
18
0.9
WSW
12
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
Energy kJ
811
646
11
11
52
119
476
5
5
5
343
1842
1449
1197
929
787
690
6
256
2
1
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
9
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.1
SW
12
0.3
S
5
0.2
SSE
15
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
9
0.1
W
18
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
25
0.1
S
24
Energy kJ
3
42
43
13
13
5
4
21
2
2
2
2
2
6
3
12
11
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.1
E
9
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
Energy kJ
3
3
19
18
2
5
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
W
8
1.5
W
8
2
W
13
2.1
W
13
2.2
W
13
2.4
W
12
2.4
W
12
2.5
W
12
3
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
14
0.3
WSW
14
0.3
WSW
14
0.4
NW
2
1.5
W
13
1.3
W
7
1.5
W
12
1.4
W
12
1.4
WSW
12
Energy kJ
255
289
1359
1497
1510
1629
1638
2139
3201
3265
2974
3017
2297
40
39
2
736
181
649
565
569
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
7
2
5
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
4
4
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
44
44
44
44
124
180
124
147
124
11
3
0
0
0
0
0
44
0
44
44
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Southland
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
2
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
8
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
8
6
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
5
6
6
6
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