Colac Bay surf break

Colac Bay surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 24 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
15.5° C
(Which is 2.9°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 7PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (24 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (24 Mar)5ft (1.5m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.4
W
1.5
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1.1
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
1.4
ESE
1.6
ESE
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.9
WSW
Period(s) (?)91211109111213131514141413131313128812121615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)181456381354392358341418538986862596580451367294273198238344150113140322
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
5
NNW
10
SSW
15
SSW
5
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ESE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
15
E
10
E
5
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
5
ENE
10
E
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:38PM
2.32
7:04AM
2.23
7:48PM
2.24
8:19AM
2.17
9:01PM
2.21
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:26PM
0.47
12:59AM
0.62
1:30PM
0.54
2:05AM
0.68
2:41PM
0.56
3:16AM
0.68
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sunrise--------7:54-------7:56-------
Sunset---7:53-------7:52-------7:50----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C151819161514121111151718141211111116201817151313
Feels °C (?)1317161414121099131315121099814191515141112
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