Colac Bay surf break

Colac Bay surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 02 Apr 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
15.5° 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 8PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 02). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Apr)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (02 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (02 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
!
!
1
2
2
3
!
!
!
!
!
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
W
0.9
W
1.1
W
1.3
W
1.4
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.6
W
1.8
W
1.9
W
2.1
W
2.1
W
1.9
W
1.6
W
1.3
WSW
1.7
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.2
WSW
Period(s) (?)778899101011111111121212111111131314131414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)83871422172993343073054985076288149721207117492664040099514741705167917301939
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
10
NNW
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
20
N
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
E
5
E
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrossglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:27PM
2.50
2:47AM
2.46
3:05PM
2.48
3:23AM
2.43
3:43PM
2.43
3:58AM
2.36
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:25AM
0.37
8:47PM
0.40
9:04AM
0.43
9:25PM
0.49
9:41AM
0.51
10:03PM
0.60
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Sunrise--------8:07-------8:08-------
Sunset---7:37-------7:35-------7:32----
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-------------231-1------
Temp. °C15192120181614131418191715121211111112111010109
Feels °C (?)1217181817151311121516131177789998886
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