Colac Bay surf break

Colac Bay surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 04 Apr 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 3.1°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 12AM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Apr)7ft (2.1m)14s
Afternoon (05 Apr)6ft (1.8m)14s
Evening (05 Apr)5ft (1.6m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
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1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
W
1.8
W
2.1
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.1
WSW
2
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
Period(s) (?)131313131414141414131313121212121212121214141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)97211031452161616901939168014821122975841604490400387250246196193203346356356346
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
15
E
15
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:43PM
2.43
3:58AM
2.36
4:21PM
2.35
4:33AM
2.28
5:01PM
2.26
5:11AM
2.17
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:03PM
0.60
10:19AM
0.60
10:41PM
0.71
10:58AM
0.69
11:20PM
0.81
11:39AM
0.78
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Sunrise------8:10-------8:11-------8:12-
Sunset-7:32-------7:30-------7:29------
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C12121111101010121212109889121616131110101115
Feels °C (?)9988765888665569131411978913
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