Colac Bay surf break

Colac Bay surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 19 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
14.8° C
(Which is 1.6°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 10PM is: 2.1m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Feb)--
Afternoon (19 Feb)6ft (1.9m)7s
Evening (19 Feb)7ft (2.2m)9s

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

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Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
W
2.3
W
2.1
W
2.1
W
2.5
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.3
W
2.2
W
2.2
W
3
W
3
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
WSW
Period(s) (?)789999101313131313131314141414141112121314
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)37868267068610031247163431883341334134763113288425452359218520332012301724843049333134583609
Wind
(km/h)
30
WNW
30
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
35
W
35
W
40
W
40
W
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
25
W
20
WNW
15
NNW
15
NW
25
NNW
25
NW
35
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
40
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:33PM
2.44
3:58AM
2.44
4:15PM
2.45
4:39AM
2.43
5:01PM
2.43
5:24AM
2.39
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:58PM
0.27
10:15AM
0.33
10:41PM
0.31
11:00AM
0.36
11:27PM
0.40
11:49AM
0.43
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise------7:07-------7:09-------7:11-
Sunset-8:55-------8:53-------8:52------
part cloud
rain showers
clear
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
-1--311221-1-----1312111
Temp. °C17151312121112121112111111911161814121111131313
Feels °C (?)129975344233454712129533578
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