Colac Bay surf break

Colac Bay surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 11 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
15.5° C
(Which is 3.5°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 5AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 11). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (12 Apr)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (12 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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


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Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
0
0
2
2
1
1
1
0
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.9
W
1.1
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1
W
0.8
WSW
1.2
W
1.9
W
1.9
W
1.7
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.2
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
Period(s) (?)121212111211111111111716151514131313121212121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)177221169163220303350344284235385743167515261142784643459416344342400482457
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
10
W
5
W
10
SW
10
S
5
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
SE
5
E
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
W
25
WSW
20
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrossoncross-
on
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:40PM
1.99
9:04AM
2.01
9:34PM
2.07
9:55AM
2.12
10:22PM
2.18
10:41AM
2.25
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:00AM
0.85
3:27PM
0.71
3:55AM
0.73
4:18PM
0.59
4:43AM
0.60
5:05PM
0.47
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise----7:20-------7:20-------7:22---
Sunset-------6:16-------6:15-------6:13
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----1-----------------1
Temp. °C151312121312131312111110101415131111101011121311
Feels °C (?)129871111121211998712131189779887
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