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Colac Bay surf break

Colac Bay surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 20 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
14.7° C
(Which is 2.8°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 10PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 17s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)--
Afternoon (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.3
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.5
W
0.6
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
W
Period(s) (?)121212111616151516151414131312121212181817161212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)78785248515093128137167165143181173155152152113109103140198198193
Wind
(km/h)
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
5
NNE
5
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:28PM
2.55
3:48AM
2.45
4:26PM
2.45
4:47AM
2.34
5:29PM
2.35
5:56AM
2.25
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:49PM
0.43
10:14AM
0.35
10:46PM
0.51
11:15AM
0.42
11:47PM
0.59
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise------7:31-------7:33-------7:35-
Sunset-6:01-------6:00------5:59-------
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C109877679109877768998667710
Feels °C (?)432121234333332456534447
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