Colac Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.36° S 167.90° E

Colac Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Colac Bay sea temperature is
11.0° C
0.7° 

Colac Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Colac Bay today (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Colac Bay at 1PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (07 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (07 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 11°C on Fri afternoon, min 4°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WSW
13
0.5
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.3
WSW
17
0.4
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
16
0.7
WSW
15
0.7
W
14
0.7
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
15
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
17
0.9
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
96
89
58
57
49
57
98
191
234
200
210
346
376
366
322
317
312
376
376
803
754
805
773
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
7:42AM2.20m
8:11PM2.16m
8:52AM2.23m
9:20PM2.20m
9:58AM2.30m
Low Tide
1:29AM0.65m
2:02PM0.72m
2:36AM0.63m
3:11PM0.70m
3:44AM0.54m
4:21PM0.61m
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:00
8:00
7:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:46
5:47
5:49
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
2
2
4
7
11
10
8
8
7
7
6
9
10
9
8
7
7
7
7
8
8
7
7
Feels °C
-2
-3
-1
3
8
7
5
5
3
4
2
6
7
6
5
4
3
4
3
5
5
4
5
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