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Colac Bay Surf Forecast
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Colac Bay surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 20 May 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
13.2° C
(Which is 2.0°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 4PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (20 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Colac Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed night, min 7°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Sat 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 18 | W 15 | W 16 | W 15 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | |
243 | 187 | 104 | 104 | 71 | 61 | 283 | 811 | 1344 | 415 | 462 | 565 | 878 | 882 | 1060 | 1175 | 1100 | 1009 | 1009 | 1253 | 1420 | 1288 | 1462 | 1539 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:17PM2.48m | 4:38AM2.39m | 5:16PM2.38m | 5:42AM2.32m | 6:18PM2.29m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:04AM0.28m | 10:34PM0.46m | 11:04AM0.34m | 11:33PM0.51m | 12:06PM0.40m | 00:34AM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | | |  |  |  |  | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 |
 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | 5:16 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 20 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
5 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 11 | W 15 | W 16 | E 4 | E 5 | E 6 | E 7 | S 5 | S 12 | S 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | S 14 | S 9 | — | S 13 | S 13 |
 kJ | 243 | 187 | 104 | 104 | 71 | 43 | 283 | 811 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1175 | 1100 | 1009 | 1009 | 4 | 14 | — | 84 | 85 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | WSW 18 | NW 6 | WNW 11 | W 6 | W 7 | WSW 12 | W 11 | N 4 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 11 | S 6 | S 6 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 15 | S 11 | S 15 | SSW 12 | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 32 | 9 | 22 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 38 | 10 | 17 | 14 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 21 | — | WNW 11 | W 6 | WNW 11 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | SE 13 | S 18 | S 12 | S 9 | S 10 | S 16 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | — | S 15 | SSE 12 | S 15 | S 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 17 | — | 22 | 7 | 12 | 61 | 31 | 7 | 24 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 39 | 13 | 18 | 10 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | W 15 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | — | — | — | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 1344 | 415 | 462 | 565 | 878 | 882 | 1060 | — | — | — | 30 | 1253 | 1420 | 1288 | 1462 | 1539 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 267 | 124 | 221 | 146 | 124 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 44 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 44 |
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