Colac Bay surf break

Colac Bay surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 06 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
14.9° C
(Which is 1.9°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 4AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 06). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Afternoon (06 Mar)7ft (2.1m)11s
Evening (06 Mar)7.5ft (2.3m)14s

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


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Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
2
3
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.9
W
1.4
W
1.6
W
2.1
W
2.3
W
2.4
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.2
WSW
Period(s) (?)131515101111111414151515151515151515151515151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)229172169174467655112621972284262829162916287726282581234721272127194819482049223319941994
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
15
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
15
NW
15
NW
20
W
15
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
NE
5
NNE
5
SW
15
SSW
5
SE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
N
10
WSW
15
S
15
S
10
SW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglasscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
crossglasscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:57AM
2.47
4:15PM
2.46
4:33AM
2.40
4:55PM
2.37
5:10AM
2.31
5:37PM
2.27
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:56PM
0.33
10:14AM
0.41
10:37PM
0.46
10:54AM
0.53
11:17PM
0.61
11:35AM
0.66
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Sunrise----7:28-------7:30-------7:31---
Sunset-------8:29-------8:27-------8:24
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
------1----------3661121
Temp. °C181615162020161614141313141716151514141514121111
Feels °C (?)151311121718151412131313141714151514151512988
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