Colac Bay surf break

Colac Bay surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 28 Mar 2026 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
15.6° C
(Which is 3.2°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 1AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Afternoon (29 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (29 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
1
0
1
1
1
2
3
4
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0
0
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
WSW
1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
0.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
W
3.5
W
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
Period(s) (?)131313131313131212181616161616161514141214141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)38438445143743135633932331340016282160241424292491346039794110419132353949384333722648
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
SW
10
WSW
25
SW
20
WSW
25
W
30
WNW
40
W
40
W
45
W
50
W
50
W
40
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crossglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglasscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:08PM
2.28
11:31AM
2.30
12:01AM
2.34
12:21PM
2.38
12:48AM
2.39
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:54PM
0.45
5:26AM
0.52
5:50PM
0.37
6:18AM
0.43
6:40PM
0.31
7:03AM
0.37
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Sunrise------8:00-------8:02-------8:03-
Sunset-7:45-------7:44-------7:42------
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---12--2-2105---1---11---
Temp. °C141312121212131417161512111113121211111099910
Feels °C (?)121212111011121418171486674311-10124
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