Colac Bay surf break

Colac Bay surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 13 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
15.5° 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 1AM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (14 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (14 Apr)4ft (1.2m)11s

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


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Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
0
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0
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.5
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.3
W
1.4
W
1.5
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
1.3
W
2.5
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3.5
W
3
W
3
W
Period(s) (?)1413131312121212111111111110101010891011121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1142784643700488409480456418396332382434461158122319829133117732351294729623061
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
10
NNW
15
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
N
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
25
NW
40
W
45
W
45
W
45
W
50
W
45
W
40
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:22PM
2.18
10:41AM
2.25
11:08PM
2.30
11:25AM
2.39
11:52PM
2.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:18PM
0.59
4:43AM
0.60
5:05PM
0.47
5:27AM
0.48
5:50PM
0.37
6:10AM
0.37
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise------7:22-------7:24-------7:24-
Sunset-6:15-------6:13-------6:10------
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-111----21------24211221
Temp. °C14121110108101111111010999131010101010101012
Feels °C (?)119878589101076445951000-103
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