Colac Bay surf break

Colac Bay surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 30 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
15.8° 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 5AM is: 2.2m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 17s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Mar)7ft (2.2m)16s
Afternoon (30 Mar)10ft (3.0m)15s
Evening (30 Mar)11ft (3.5m)10s

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


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Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
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0
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4
4
4
3
3
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
W
3.5
W
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.1
WSW
2
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
W
1.9
W
Period(s) (?)161616161616151410121414141414141414141414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)178321602133222624913216392640652162327839543517329328012285191016521461128410659398268861304
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
25
WNW
35
WSW
40
W
45
W
50
W
45
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
20
W
20
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:01AM
2.34
12:21PM
2.38
12:48AM
2.39
1:05PM
2.45
1:31AM
2.44
1:47PM
2.49
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:18AM
0.43
6:40PM
0.31
7:03AM
0.37
7:25PM
0.30
7:45AM
0.35
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Sunrise----8:02-------8:03-------8:04---
Sunset-------7:42-------7:39-------7:38
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
light rain
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
1031--1---1--------------
Temp. °C13121111131212121199910111111109889141817
Feels °C (?)1097685321-112455655445111414
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