Colac Bay surf break

Colac Bay surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 08 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
15.1° C
(Which is 3.0°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 12AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)--
Afternoon (09 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Evening (09 Apr)2ft (0.6m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
!
!
!
3
3
3
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.7
WSW
1.4
W
2.1
W
2.3
W
2.4
W
2.3
W
2
W
1.6
W
1.4
W
1.2
W
1
W
0.9
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
W
0.8
W
0.9
W
Period(s) (?)141415141514141678111211111110109131212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)120160174239172269195935380585140114311011584457302192141125868576184229
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
N
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
20
W
30
W
30
WSW
30
W
25
W
15
W
10
NW
10
NNE
10
NE
10
E
15
ESE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:35PM
2.06
5:52AM
1.96
6:34PM
1.98
6:59AM
1.92
7:39PM
1.96
8:06AM
1.93
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:52PM
0.95
12:22PM
0.88
12:49AM
0.97
1:26PM
0.87
1:55AM
0.94
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunrise------7:16-------7:16-------7:18-
Sunset-6:23-------6:22-------6:20------
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
--------121-------------
Temp. °C19171313131213151413121211109121514121111121314
Feels °C (?)17151111129111198567769131110878910
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