Colac Bay surf break

Colac Bay surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 07 Apr 2026 NZST
Forecast 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
15.2° C
(Which is 3.0°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 3PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Apr)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (07 Apr)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (07 Apr)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.7
WSW
1.4
W
1.7
W
1.9
W
2
W
2
W
1.8
W
1.4
W
Period(s) (?)141414141313131313131414151415141416141414111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3563513363223072462462421731681201601742391722691959401196148416201006790449
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
E
5
SE
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
WNW
10
NNW
25
W
25
W
30
WSW
30
W
20
W
15
W
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
on
oncrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:45PM
2.15
4:56AM
2.06
5:35PM
2.06
5:52AM
1.96
6:34PM
1.98
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:39AM
0.78
11:03PM
0.89
11:26AM
0.84
11:52PM
0.95
12:22PM
0.88
12:49AM
0.97
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sunrise7:13-------7:15-------7:16-------
Sunset---6:25-------6:23-------6:22----
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---------1----111111----
Temp. °C11141716141313121312141513131313131414131211109
Feels °C (?)811151513121211109111311111211119975677
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