Colac Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.36° S 167.90° E

Colac Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Colac Bay sea temperature is
11.2° C
0.9° 

Colac Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Colac Bay today (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Colac Bay at 1PM is: 2.3m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)8ft (2.4m)16s
Afternoon (16 Aug)7ft (2.2m)15s
Evening (16 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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4
4
4
4
3
2
3
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
15
2
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
2
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
2
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2794
2976
2723
2446
2191
1928
1659
1464
1259
1207
1139
958
1089
1211
1120
953
953
1236
1236
1255
2032
1982
1907
Wind (km/h)
5
S
0
NW
5
NNW
10
NNW
5
W
5
SW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
15
WSW
15
WNW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:28AM2.54m
3:52PM2.48m
4:14AM2.45m
4:35PM2.38m
5:02AM2.34m
5:21PM2.26m
Low Tide
9:51AM0.26m
10:10PM0.39m
10:37AM0.43m
10:57PM0.53m
11:24AM0.61m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:47
7:46
7:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:58
5:59
6:00
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
6
5
5
7
9
8
7
6
5
5
7
8
10
9
10
9
9
9
10
10
10
9
10
Feels °C
3
3
2
4
6
6
5
3
1
1
2
4
5
3
5
4
4
3
4
4
5
5
6
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