Colac Bay surf break

Colac Bay surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 12 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
15.5° C
(Which is 3.5°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 11PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)--
Afternoon (12 Apr)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (12 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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


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Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
1
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
3
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1
W
1.1
W
1.3
W
1.9
W
1.9
W
1.7
W
1.5
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.5
W
1.6
W
1.7
W
1.6
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
Period(s) (?)111111111216151514131312121212121111111110101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3503442842353448681675152611427845555185534804724494033895145776255029995
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SE
10
E
15
E
10
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
10
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
15
W
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:34PM
2.07
9:55AM
2.12
10:22PM
2.18
10:41AM
2.25
11:08PM
2.30
11:25AM
2.39
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:27PM
0.71
3:55AM
0.73
4:18PM
0.59
4:43AM
0.60
5:05PM
0.47
5:27AM
0.48
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise------7:20-------7:22-------7:24-
Sunset-6:16-------6:15-------6:13------
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part cloud
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part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
1---------1--------111--
Temp. °C141413131212121515131110999121312111110101014
Feels °C (?)121312111010912121187666101087766610
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