Colac Bay surf break

Colac Bay surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 19 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
15.3° C
(Which is 2.1°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 6AM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 19). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Feb)7ft (2.2m)8s
Afternoon (19 Feb)6ft (1.8m)7s
Evening (19 Feb)7ft (2.2m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
0
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0
1
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4
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Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
W
2.2
W
1.8
W
1.8
W
2.2
W
2.2
W
2
W
2.3
W
2.5
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.3
W
2.1
W
2.1
W
Period(s) (?)1616151587788161414131313121213131314141415
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)561424322428535329340628686188921852727269230353118287829732925264023282359221618581881
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
10
NNE
10
NNE
30
W
30
W
25
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
35
W
35
W
40
W
40
W
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
15
NW
5
NNW
5
WNW
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:19AM
2.41
3:33PM
2.44
3:58AM
2.44
4:15PM
2.45
4:39AM
2.43
5:01PM
2.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:17PM
0.26
9:33AM
0.32
9:58PM
0.27
10:15AM
0.33
10:41PM
0.31
11:00AM
0.36
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunrise----7:07-------7:07-------7:09---
Sunset-------8:55-------8:53-------8:52
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---1---1--3222111-------
Temp. °C131212141517171513121211111212111111111011151715
Feels °C (?)12111099111198753333234657121511
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