Colac Bay surf break

Colac Bay surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 17 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
15.3° 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 1PM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 17). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)6ft (1.8m)13s
Afternoon (17 Apr)6ft (1.9m)11s
Evening (17 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
3
3
3
!
4
4
4
!
!
3
4
!
!
!
!
!
!
4
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
W
2.1
W
1.8
WSW
1.7
W
1.9
W
2.2
W
2
W
1.9
W
1.9
W
2.1
W
2.1
W
2
W
2
W
2.2
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.2
W
1.8
W
1.5
W
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1
WSW
Period(s) (?)131313131112121212121213131316151414141413131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)17241491114410039221347110398096312151256129812981617298728922853237419771225824515426323
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
15
N
20
NNE
15
N
15
NW
15
WNW
15
N
10
N
15
NNW
10
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
0
N
5
NE
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
NE
5
N
0
ESE
5
S
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscrosscrosscrosscrossglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:36AM
2.51
12:55PM
2.60
1:20AM
2.57
1:43PM
2.64
2:06AM
2.58
2:34PM
2.62
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:54AM
0.29
7:21PM
0.28
7:40AM
0.25
8:07PM
0.30
8:28AM
0.24
8:57PM
0.35
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
Sunrise--7:26-------7:28-------7:28-----
Sunset-----6:07-------6:06-------6:04--
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cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
clear
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---1451--1--------------
Temp. °C89101312131111109911121198878111211910
Feels °C (?)4559101088766799766461010846
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