Colac Bay surf break

Colac Bay surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 06 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
15.3° C
(Which is 3.1°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 9AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (06 Apr)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (06 Apr)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


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Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thu
09
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.8
WSW
Period(s) (?)121212121212121214141414141313131313131312141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)490379367303246196193203351356356351336317307303242238235227118158163239
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
10
SE
5
E
5
NE
5
WNW
10
NW
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
NNE
10
NE
15
N
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onglassglassglassoffglassglasscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:33AM
2.28
4:01PM
2.26
4:11AM
2.17
4:45PM
2.15
4:56AM
2.06
5:35PM
2.06
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:58AM
0.69
10:20PM
0.81
10:39AM
0.78
11:03PM
0.89
11:26AM
0.84
11:52PM
0.95
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thu
09
Sunrise--7:11-------7:13-------7:15-----
Sunset-----6:28-------6:25-------6:23--
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part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-------------------1----
Temp. °C989131615131211101115181614131312131315151413
Feels °C (?)65610131210998813161414131310131314141211
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