Colac Bay surf break

Colac Bay surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 03 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
15.4° C
(Which is 2.3°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 9AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 03). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Afternoon (03 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (03 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
3
2
1
0
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.1
WSW
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
W
1
W
1
W
1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.7
W
Period(s) (?)111112111111101312121212121211111111111112131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)486494583534431359281572537503486411404337325263242238233249343604692898
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
NW
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
N
10
N
5
N
5
NNE
0
SW
10
SW
5
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on
glassglassonononglassglasscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrossglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:06AM
2.55
3:21PM
2.55
3:50AM
2.53
4:06PM
2.52
4:32AM
2.47
4:49PM
2.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:57PM
0.10
9:19AM
0.25
9:43PM
0.13
10:04AM
0.29
10:28PM
0.22
10:47AM
0.37
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Sunrise---6:41-------6:43-------6:45----
Sunset-------9:20-------9:19-------9:16
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C11109811131413111088121415151312111114192019
Feels °C (?)7766910111098661011121212109913181818
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