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Colac Bay Surf Forecast
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Colac Bay surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 01 Apr 2026 NZDTForecast 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
15.6° C
(Which is 3.3°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: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 01). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Apr) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (01 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (01 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Colac Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1266 | 1190 | 939 | 721 | 606 | 947 | 253 | 195 | 192 | 129 | 86 | 89 | 173 | 265 | 304 | 340 | 312 | 470 | 498 | 566 | 743 | 969 | 1186 | 1058 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | glass | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:31AM 2.44 | 1:47PM 2.49 | 2:10AM 2.46 | 2:27PM 2.50 | 2:47AM 2.46 | 3:05PM 2.48 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:45AM 0.35 | 8:07PM 0.33 | 8:25AM 0.37 | 8:47PM 0.40 | 9:04AM 0.43 | 9:25PM 0.49 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 01 | Thursday 02 | Friday 03 | Sat 04 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 8:04 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:06 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:07 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 7:38 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:35 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 |
| Temp. °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 8 |
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