Colac Bay surf break

Colac Bay surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 13 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 7PM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)6ft (1.9m)15s
Afternoon (13 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Evening (13 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
0
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
W
1.9
W
1.7
W
1.5
W
1.3
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.5
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
1
W
1.2
W
1.3
W
2.4
W
2.5
W
3
W
3
W
3.5
W
Period(s) (?)1515141313131212121211111111101010101089101112
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1675152611427845556134854094804564185243893824264161982733137791210173222072934
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
15
NE
10
NW
10
NNE
10
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
N
25
WNW
40
WNW
40
W
40
W
40
W
40
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:55AM
2.12
10:22PM
2.18
10:41AM
2.25
11:08PM
2.30
11:25AM
2.39
11:52PM
2.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:18PM
0.59
4:43AM
0.60
5:05PM
0.47
5:27AM
0.48
5:50PM
0.37
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise7:20-------7:22-------7:24-------
Sunset---6:15-------6:13-------6:10----
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
---1-------2------442223
Temp. °C111415121110109912121110109881311101010109
Feels °C (?)81112987876998765449611111
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