Colac Bay surf break

Colac Bay surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 07 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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
15.1° C
(Which is 2.5°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 8PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jan)--
Afternoon (07 Jan)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (07 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
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3
4
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
0.8
WSW
1.2
W
1.2
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.4
WSW
1
WSW
1.7
W
2
W
2.4
W
2.4
W
2.2
W
2.1
W
2.5
WSW
2.4
W
0.9
WSW
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
Period(s) (?)11101010101012121413131312127161615151514141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3194103463462961474184396947003569031151165261125062237272326123811092951834704
Wind
(km/h)
20
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
NW
5
N
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
NW
15
NNW
15
WNW
20
WSW
35
W
35
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
25
W
15
WNW
5
NE
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
glasscross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:22PM
2.42
5:51AM
2.37
6:13PM
2.34
6:39AM
2.28
7:06PM
2.25
7:32AM
2.19
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:46PM
0.32
12:08PM
0.50
12:36AM
0.45
12:59PM
0.61
1:27AM
0.60
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunrise-----6:05-------6:07-------6:07--
Sunset-9:42-------9:42-------9:42------
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
mod rain
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--------2--43--------68-
Temp. °C181614141413151916181614141415151515141312111113
Feels °C (?)15131212121214181617141211889889101191012
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