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Colac Bay surf break

Colac Bay surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 13 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
15.0° C
 (Which is 1.7°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 1PM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am February 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Feb)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (13 Feb)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (13 Feb)6.5ft (2.0m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Mon
16
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
!
!
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
2
3
4
4
3
3
2
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.2
ESE
1.9
W
2.5
W
2.3
W
1.9
W
1.6
W
1.2
W
1.9
W
1.9
W
1.9
W
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
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
Period(s) (?)1212971010111116151514141413131312121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)504983871470101389462870615681526150416451553130812691109920794692619540447373
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
25
NNE
30
W
25
WNW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
15
N
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
5
SSW
5
SW
0
WSW
5
W
5
NW
5
SSW
10
S
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrossglassglassglassglasscrosscross-
on		ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:30AM
2.04
11:59PM
2.10
12:18PM
2.09
12:44AM
2.16
1:00PM
2.16
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:30AM
0.90
5:53PM
0.75
6:21AM
0.78
6:38PM
0.62
7:02AM
0.65
7:20PM
0.50
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Mon
16
Sunrise-6:58-------6:58--------7:01-----
Sunset-----9:06-------9:04-------9:01--
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--3-------1-------------
Temp. °C181912151614131010101013141412111111121414131111
Feels °C (?)151569978667810910101010101112111089
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