Colac Bay surf break

Colac Bay surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 19 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
14.9° C
(Which is 2.9°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 12PM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)7ft (2.1m)14s
Afternoon (19 Apr)5ft (1.5m)13s
Evening (19 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wed
22
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
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4
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.1
W
1.8
W
1.5
W
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
SW
0.3
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
Period(s) (?)141414141313131212121112121212111116161515151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2775234117811225824515405344258158102106107785248295094128130167165143
Wind
(km/h)
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
ESE
10
SE
15
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
ENE
20
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
E
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrossglassonononononononcross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:06AM
2.58
2:34PM
2.62
2:55AM
2.54
3:28PM
2.55
3:48AM
2.45
4:26PM
2.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:28AM
0.24
8:57PM
0.35
9:19AM
0.28
9:49PM
0.43
10:14AM
0.35
10:46PM
0.51
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wed
22
Sunrise--7:28-------7:31-------7:31-----
Sunset-----6:04-------6:01-------6:00--
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------111---------------
Temp. °C8781112111010988910987766910987
Feels °C (?)656997553222322121133332
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