Colac Bay surf break

Colac Bay surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 31 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
15.8° C
(Which is 3.4°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 7AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Mar)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (31 Mar)8ft (2.4m)14s
Evening (31 Mar)7ft (2.1m)14s

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


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Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
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4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
W
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.2
WSW
2
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.7
W
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.9
W
0.9
W
1
W
1.3
W
Period(s) (?)14121414141414141414141414141414131313137788
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)44483331389837493293253020781856146113061139106586272180310652771951921458585110212
Wind
(km/h)
50
W
45
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
N
15
NW
10
W
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:48AM
2.39
1:05PM
2.45
1:31AM
2.44
1:47PM
2.49
2:10AM
2.46
2:27PM
2.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:03AM
0.37
7:25PM
0.30
7:45AM
0.35
8:07PM
0.33
8:25AM
0.37
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Sunrise----8:03-------8:04-------8:06---
Sunset-------7:39-------7:38-------7:37
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-11---------------------
Temp. °C12109910111110988891418171515141416192019
Feels °C (?)20024556544461115141213121214161717
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