Colac Bay surf break

Colac Bay surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 11 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
15.4° 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 8AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 11). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Afternoon (11 Apr)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (11 Apr)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


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Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
2
0
0
2
2
1
1
1
0
1
2
4
4
4
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
WSW
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.8
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.9
W
1.2
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1
W
0.8
WSW
1.2
W
1.9
W
1.9
W
1.7
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
Period(s) (?)121212121212121212111211111111111716151414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)857676181229190221221172163216363411344284235385743167515051142794643546
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
15
NNE
10
N
10
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
WNW
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
ESE
10
ENE
10
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NNE
0
NNW
5
WSW
10
S
5
ENE
5
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crossoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:06AM
1.93
8:40PM
1.99
9:04AM
2.01
9:34PM
2.07
9:55AM
2.12
10:22PM
2.18
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:55AM
0.94
2:30PM
0.81
3:00AM
0.85
3:27PM
0.71
3:55AM
0.73
4:18PM
0.59
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
Sunrise--7:18-------7:20-------7:20-----
Sunset-----6:19-------6:16-------6:15--
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
---1-------1----------21
Temp. °C121313131615141313121313151412111110111415131211
Feels °C (?)88910121210997101114131098891413111110
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