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Colac Bay surf break

Colac Bay surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 15 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
15.3° C
 (Which is 2.6°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 3AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)4ft (1.2m)14s
Afternoon (15 Jan)4ft (1.2m)14s
Evening (15 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
Period(s) (?)141414141414141313131313121212121212121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)642687687642534512421408331326294231224172167164164161123123123123123125
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononononononcross-
on		ononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:43PM
2.14
12:02PM
2.12
12:30AM
2.16
12:47PM
2.14
1:14AM
2.19
1:29PM
2.16
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:01AM
0.89
6:23PM
0.76
6:49AM
0.81
7:07PM
0.67
7:31AM
0.72
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunrise---6:15-------6:16-------6:16----
Sunset-------9:38-------9:37-------9:37
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----1------111---------
Temp. °C111111101010111212131312121212111111101011131313
Feels °C (?)9876657889109888778778988
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