Colac Bay surf break

Colac Bay surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 10 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
15.4° 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 11PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 10). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)--
Afternoon (10 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (10 Apr)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


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Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
0
1
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
1.1
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1
W
0.8
WSW
1.2
W
1.8
W
1.8
W
Period(s) (?)131313121212121212121212121212111111111117161515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1781311258685767522922923322122121421333336335034428423539075215491371
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
N
15
NNE
15
N
20
NNE
15
N
15
W
10
WSW
5
S
5
ESE
10
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
NE
5
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
oncrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:39PM
1.96
8:06AM
1.93
8:40PM
1.99
9:04AM
2.01
9:34PM
2.07
9:55AM
2.12
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:26PM
0.87
1:55AM
0.94
2:30PM
0.81
3:00AM
0.85
3:27PM
0.71
3:55AM
0.73
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Sunrise------7:18-------7:20-------7:20-
Sunset-6:20-------6:19-------6:16------
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Rain (mm)
-----------------1------
Temp. °C161413121212131516161413131214141413131312121214
Feels °C (?)13111198881112131199710111312131210101013
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