Colac Bay surf break

Colac Bay surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 14 Feb 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
15.9° C
(Which is 2.7°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 11PM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Feb)--
Afternoon (14 Feb)6ft (1.9m)14s
Evening (14 Feb)6ft (1.9m)13s

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

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Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
W
2
W
1.9
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
Period(s) (?)141413131312121212121212121212121212121111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)16451553130812691109920794692609540467373313308250246246196193148143979795
Wind
(km/h)
20
WSW
20
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
S
5
S
10
SSW
15
SSE
10
SE
10
E
5
E
5
ESE
10
E
15
ESE
20
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
onononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:44AM
2.16
1:00PM
2.16
1:25AM
2.23
1:38PM
2.24
2:04AM
2.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:38PM
0.62
7:02AM
0.65
7:20PM
0.50
7:40AM
0.53
7:59PM
0.39
8:17AM
0.43
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Sunrise------7:01-------7:01-------7:03-
Sunset-9:04-------9:01-------9:00------
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
1-----------------------
Temp. °C141412121111121414131111111112131313111010101113
Feels °C (?)9101010991112111099991010987777911
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