Colac Bay surf break

Colac Bay surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 07 Feb 2026 NZDT
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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
16.1° C
(Which is 2.9°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 11PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Feb)--
Afternoon (07 Feb)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (07 Feb)8ft (2.5m)12s

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

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Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
!
!
!
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3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.3
WSW
2.2
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
Period(s) (?)121212121313121212121212121212121211111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1717208419281559145111741025890768847755658550470397415355349349296296229229186
Wind
(km/h)
30
WNW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
NE
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:20PM
2.26
6:39AM
2.20
7:12PM
2.17
7:32AM
2.10
8:11PM
2.09
8:34AM
2.03
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:43AM
0.67
1:05PM
0.75
1:31AM
0.82
1:57PM
0.85
2:23AM
0.93
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Sunrise-----6:50-------6:52-------6:52--
Sunset-9:14-------9:13-------9:12------
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
-3113-----------------112
Temp. °C1614111112111213131211109911131414121111101114
Feels °C (?)111065667876665681011119998913
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