Colac Bay surf break

Colac Bay surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 11 May 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
13.5° 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 11AM is: 2.4m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 May)8ft (2.4m)13s
Afternoon (11 May)8ft (2.5m)13s
Evening (11 May)8ft (2.5m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Mon night, calm by Wed night).

Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thu
14
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
!
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3
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3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
12
2.5
W
12
2.5
W
12
3
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
21
2.2
WSW
20
1.4
WSW
19
2.2
WSW
18
2.2
WSW
18
2.1
WSW
17
1.9
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2253
2005
1930
1864
1961
1871
1812
1933
2273
2384
2490
2523
2355
2151
1858
4535
3961
1497
3316
2786
2465
1919
1654
1411
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
25
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
30
W
35
W
35
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:17AM2.06m
8:48PM2.10m
9:11AM2.17m
9:40PM2.21m
10:02AM2.30m
10:30PM2.32m
Low Tide
2:11AM0.81m
2:41PM0.69m
3:08AM0.73m
3:35PM0.61m
4:01AM0.63m
4:27PM0.53m
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7:58
7:58
8:00
8:00
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5:30
5:29
5:28
5:27
1
1
Temp °C
9
9
9
11
12
12
11
10
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
10
9
9
10
11
11
10
10
9
3
3
4
5
5
5
5
3
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
5
4
5
7
9
7
6
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
1.4
WSW
19
0.2
S
19
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
17
0.9
S
11
1.7
WSW
16
Energy kJ
8
9
9
9
7
8
8
8
2
4
18
17
16
16
16
16
16
1497
29
25
24
23
181
1411
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
E
13
0.1
SE
12
0.7
S
14
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
10
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.2
S
26
0.3
S
25
0.1
S
24
0.1
S
22
0.1
S
21
0.2
S
20
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
16
0.1
S
10
Energy kJ
15
14
12
3
3
3
6
189
4
2
3
3
53
107
11
9
9
30
181
322
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
Energy kJ
3
3
3
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
12
2.5
W
12
2.5
W
12
3
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
21
2.2
WSW
20
1.7
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
18
2.2
WSW
18
2.1
WSW
17
1.9
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
16
0.3
WSW
16
Energy kJ
2253
2005
1930
1864
1961
1871
1812
1933
2273
2384
2490
2523
2355
2151
1858
4535
3961
1106
3316
2786
2465
1919
1654
48
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
6
5
4
5
4
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
9
5
5
5
5
5
9
8
4
4
Distance (km)
147
44
44
44
180
147
180
180
180
222
222
222
221
221
180
44
44
44
44
44
124
124
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Southland
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
6
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
7
4
4
4
9
8
9
9
9
8
9
8
7
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
9
9
7
7
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