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Colac Bay Surf Forecast
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Colac Bay surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 31 May 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
12.6° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Colac Bay today (01 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Colac Bay at 7AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (01 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (01 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Colac Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun night, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wednesday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 11 | WSW 14 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | |
87 | 117 | 113 | 111 | 109 | 106 | 102 | 100 | 102 | 96 | 130 | 314 | 62 | 63 | 168 | 295 | 400 | 169 | 121 | 119 | 116 | 149 | 110 | 70 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 1:35AM2.26m | 2:01PM2.29m | 2:11AM2.22m | 2:39PM2.24m | 2:48AM2.17m | 3:18PM2.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:38PM0.73m | 7:55AM0.64m | 8:15PM0.74m | 8:32AM0.65m | 8:53PM0.75m | 9:11AM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — |
— | — | 2 | 8 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 12 | ESE 8 | E 8 | W 11 | W 11 | W 13 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | W 6 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 |
 kJ | 30 | 25 | 113 | 111 | 109 | 106 | 102 | 100 | 102 | 96 | 20 | 1 | 62 | 59 | 168 | 31 | 30 | 54 | 121 | 119 | 116 | 149 | 110 | 70 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 8 | W 16 | ESE 10 | S 11 | WSW 15 | W 5 | W 4 | S 9 | S 12 | W 12 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 87 | 117 | 16 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 43 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 169 | 30 | 21 | 17 | 25 | 22 | 42 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | S 8 | S 12 | S 8 | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | W 20 | WSW 14 | SE 11 | S 12 | S 9 | WSW 18 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | E 10 | E 9 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 63 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 30 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 3 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 5 | W 5 | NW 3 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 130 | 314 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 295 | 400 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 13 |
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