Colac Bay surf break

Colac Bay surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 24 Feb 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
15.1° C
(Which is 2.0°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: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 17s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.3m 17s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Feb)4ft (1.2m)11s
Afternoon (24 Feb)2ft (0.6m)18s
Evening (24 Feb)4ft (1.2m)13s

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


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Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
4
2
1
3
2
1
1
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
W
0.5
WSW
1
W
1.1
W
1.3
WSW
1.8
WSW
2
WSW
2
W
1.9
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
W
1.6
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.6
W
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.6
WSW
Period(s) (?)111811131316161515151414141414131313131313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)33818024640858116641842193416191421129412401063106012339191042915888774750639629703
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SW
0
N
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
E
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
E
5
ENE
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrossglassglasscross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
glasscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:16AM
2.23
7:58PM
2.24
8:27AM
2.17
9:10PM
2.22
9:40AM
2.17
10:20PM
2.25
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:43PM
0.58
2:17AM
0.68
2:51PM
0.60
3:27AM
0.70
4:01PM
0.56
4:39AM
0.65
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sunrise--------7:16-------7:16-------
Sunset---8:46-------8:45-------8:44----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------1381--------
Temp. °C13151514121110912171917151313111213131211111110
Feels °C (?)101212111110871115171614139789878888
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