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Colac Bay surf break

Colac Bay surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 16 Apr 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
14.3° C
(Which is 2.3°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 4PM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)15s
Afternoon (16 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)15s
Evening (16 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)15s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.1
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.5
WSW
Period(s) (?)151515151514141414151515161616151515151514141414151616151414141414131313131313131212121212121212121215151514141515151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)94110799178807066975945575576107267869269149148678458228118117637635496517067737635884724373562852812572011981811781731271622242763393133133033223933508459961091107610761045936924899899
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
5
E
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
0
NE
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
E
0
NNE
5
SSE
5
SE
5
S
10
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
5
NNE
10
NNW
10
WNW
20
W
20
W
15
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglasscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononglassglassononcross-
on
onononononononcross-
on
onononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:17PM
2.28
3:28AM
2.20
3:58PM
2.20
4:09AM
2.11
4:45PM
2.12
4:59AM
2.02
5:39PM
2.05
6:00AM
1.97
6:40PM
2.02
7:07AM
1.97
7:44PM
2.04
8:12AM
2.04
8:46PM
2.11
9:10AM
2.16
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:14AM
0.66
9:36PM
0.76
9:53AM
0.71
10:16PM
0.82
10:37AM
0.75
11:03PM
0.85
11:29AM
0.78
11:57PM
0.87
12:29PM
0.78
12:59AM
0.85
1:34PM
0.73
2:04AM
0.79
2:37PM
0.64
3:08AM
0.68
3:36PM
0.52
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Sunrise7:24-------7:26-------7:28-------7:28-------7:31-------7:31-------7:33-------7:35---
Sunset---6:08-------6:07-------6:06-------6:04-------6:01-------6:00------5:59-------5:57-
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C71013131211109911121211101099121313131313121215151414131413131313121212111111111211111010101010101010981012131110
Feels °C (?)47101110987791010988761011121112121010131312131315131213121010108888988888887887578887
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