Surf Forecast Surf Report
Colac Bay surf break

Colac Bay surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 02 May 2025 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
13.9° C
(Which is 2.2°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 2PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (02 May)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (02 May)5ft (1.6m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.8
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.1
WSW
2
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.9
WSW
2
W
2
W
2
W
2
W
1.9
W
1.9
W
2.2
W
2.3
W
2.4
W
2.4
W
2.4
W
2.3
W
2.2
W
2.2
W
2.3
W
2.4
W
2.5
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
Period(s) (?)121212121212121314141414141414141414131313131313131313141414141414141317161616161514141413131415151515151515141414141515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)5104004675316929761405175218582368244522591992180015701403134411221106975823713590581345339514130715331691166815941505130412662702270228982825282524052012195720781854220939134650442643684368387237703344329832083031329440544196
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
W
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
25
W
30
W
30
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
0
WNW
0
S
5
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
N
15
N
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
NW
10
N
5
N
5
NNW
0
NE
5
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
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-
off
glassglasscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:15PM
2.37
5:39AM
2.26
6:19PM
2.25
6:48AM
2.18
7:25PM
2.16
7:53AM
2.14
8:27PM
2.13
8:53AM
2.14
9:23PM
2.13
9:45AM
2.17
10:11PM
2.16
10:32AM
2.22
10:54PM
2.21
11:14AM
2.26
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:00AM
0.44
11:32PM
0.63
12:03PM
0.53
12:35AM
0.70
1:08PM
0.59
1:39AM
0.74
2:11PM
0.62
2:42AM
0.74
3:08PM
0.63
3:38AM
0.72
4:00PM
0.63
4:27AM
0.68
4:47PM
0.64
5:11AM
0.65
5:30PM
0.64
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Sunrise7:46-------7:48-------7:48-------7:50-------7:50-------7:52-------7:54-------7:54---
Sunset--5:43-------5:42-------5:39-------5:38-------5:37-------5:36-------5:35-------5:32-
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C911121111101012121212121212111110121313121211101012141312101010111315141212111212171815141616131112131212111099121311
Feels °C (?)689775566678888981011111010988101412118778101210998981415121112129677810987711129
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