Colac Bay surf break

Colac Bay surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 16 Apr 2026 NZST
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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 3.4°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: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)11ft (3.5m)12s
Afternoon (16 Apr)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (16 Apr)10ft (3.0m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sun
19
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
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0
!
!
!
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!
!
!
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3
3
4
4
4
4
4
!
4
4
!
!
!
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.3
W
2.1
W
1.8
WSW
1.7
W
1.8
W
2
W
1.8
W
1.9
W
2
W
2.1
W
2
W
2
W
2.3
W
2.4
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
Period(s) (?)101112121312121213131313111212121212121313131414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)190228163198324832653021258419421701149111441003797106689596310581146107612581783199922662122
Wind
(km/h)
45
W
50
W
45
W
45
WSW
40
W
35
W
25
W
20
NW
15
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
N
15
NNW
15
NW
10
N
15
NNE
15
N
5
N
5
NNE
10
ENE
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:10PM
2.52
12:36AM
2.51
12:55PM
2.60
1:20AM
2.57
1:43PM
2.64
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:10AM
0.37
6:35PM
0.30
6:54AM
0.29
7:21PM
0.28
7:40AM
0.25
8:07PM
0.30
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sun
19
Sunrise--7:24-------7:26-------7:28-----
Sunset-----6:08-------6:07-------6:06--
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
light rain
Rain (mm)
2111111----364-----111-1
Temp. °C10101011111110988913121211111091011111099
Feels °C (?)0-10123444341010109866689866
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