Colac Bay surf break

Colac Bay surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 12 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
15.5° C
(Which is 3.5°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 11AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (12 Apr)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (12 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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


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Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
2
1
1
1
0
2
3
3
3
4
3
3
2
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.9
W
1.1
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1
W
1
W
1.2
W
1.9
W
1.8
W
1.7
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1.4
W
1.5
W
1.7
W
1.8
W
1.9
W
1.8
W
1.4
W
Period(s) (?)121112111111111112161515141313131212121211111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)169163216305350344284235300743169713711142784643451350555636805828843743449
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
20
NNE
10
N
15
WSW
10
SW
5
S
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
WNW
10
NW
10
N
10
N
20
WNW
10
NW
10
N
10
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:04AM
2.01
9:34PM
2.07
9:55AM
2.12
10:22PM
2.18
10:41AM
2.25
11:08PM
2.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:00AM
0.85
3:27PM
0.71
3:55AM
0.73
4:18PM
0.59
4:43AM
0.60
5:05PM
0.47
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
Sunrise--7:20-------7:20-------7:22-----
Sunset-----6:16-------6:15-------6:13--
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
---1----------1------113
Temp. °C1212131314131312111111151412111010991213121010
Feels °C (?)871011131211109981312109756699868
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