Colac Bay surf break

Colac Bay surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 03 Jul 2025 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
10.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Colac Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Colac Bay at 6AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Afternoon (04 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (04 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
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
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.8
WSW
1
W
1
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.5
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
Period(s) (?)151414141414141414151514141414141414141413131313131313131313131314131313121212121313131212121212222120191818171716161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)745617551464485500372408486492492406400419406400394323353335316382444476407385309304304304304313364343316302285280218216243251194196155137115114187236398577670754109011981265140013521283
Wind
(km/h)
25
E
25
E
20
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
10
NE
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:53PM
2.07
8:23AM
2.09
8:48PM
2.07
9:17AM
2.10
9:40PM
2.09
10:09AM
2.13
10:29PM
2.11
10:56AM
2.16
11:15PM
2.13
11:42AM
2.19
11:59PM
2.16
12:25PM
2.22
12:40AM
2.18
1:08PM
2.25
1:20AM
2.20
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:11AM
0.86
2:34PM
0.87
3:05AM
0.89
3:28PM
0.91
3:58AM
0.87
4:22PM
0.92
4:48AM
0.83
5:14PM
0.87
5:35AM
0.76
6:00PM
0.80
6:18AM
0.67
6:42PM
0.72
6:59AM
0.57
7:22PM
0.63
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Sunrise----8:32-------8:30-------8:30-------8:30-------8:30-------8:30-------8:29-------
Sunset------5:13-------5:14-------5:14-------5:15-------5:15-------5:16-------5:17-----
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Rain (mm)
--11--------------------------------------------------1-----
Temp. °C7777678888888898877781011111010109991099876678865433586545569998988
Feels °C (?)112324555555557654345899888766766543235421-1-2-2042101025775655
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