Surf Forecasts:
Gold Bluffs Beach surf forecast from 20 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 24 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 24s period, SW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 25 Jul, 2PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 21s period, SW swell with 763 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 20 Jul, 8PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Gold Bluffs Beach this week:
The surf forecast for Gold Bluffs Beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Monday (Jul 20) at 8PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 16s period with a secondary swell of 1.2m and 8s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Gold Bluffs Beach in the next 16 days are 0.9m 21s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 25) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8PM (Mon 20th Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) 16s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Fri 24th Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) 24s |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Sat 25th Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) 21s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Gold Bluffs Beach over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | NW 8 | SW 15 | SW 14 | NW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 25 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 253 | 211 | 248 | 242 | 171 | 167 | 73 | 134 | 119 | 154 | 128 | 99 | 224 | 541 | 347 | 647 | 647 | 469 | 723 | 531 | 379 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 5:17PM2.54m | 6:01AM1.86m | 6:00PM2.51m | 7:29AM1.77m | 6:45PM2.48m | 8:59AM1.78m | 7:34PM2.46m | 10:11AM1.85m | 8:25PM2.47m | 11:03AM1.92m | 9:15PM2.52m | 11:42AM1.99m | 10:01PM2.58m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 10:38AM0.95m | 00:07AM0.93m | 11:19AM1.19m | 1:14AM0.85m | 12:07PM1.39m | 2:17AM0.76m | 1:05PM1.54m | 3:13AM0.67m | 2:10PM1.61m | 4:02AM0.57m | 3:11PM1.62m | 4:46AM0.47m | 4:04PM1.60m | ||||||||
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 | 5:58 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — |
 | — | 8:45 | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | 8:43 | — | — | 8:42 | — | — | 8:40 | — | — | 8:39 | — | — | 8:38 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 22 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 15 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 10 | NW 8 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SW 24 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 6 | NW 6 | SW 19 | SW 19 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 253 | 211 | 114 | 104 | 101 | 82 | 73 | 61 | 54 | 154 | 55 | 81 | 156 | 541 | 109 | 173 | 120 | 130 | 723 | 531 | 50 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 14 | NW 9 | WNW 10 | SW 13 | SW 13 | NW 9 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 211 | 198 | 248 | 242 | 171 | 167 | 70 | 64 | 68 | 127 | 71 | 83 | 87 | 87 | 107 | 647 | 647 | 469 | 112 | 40 | 379 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 9 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 25 | SW 17 | SW 24 | SW 14 | NW 8 | SW 12 | — | SW 12 | NW 11 |
| kJ | 103 | 58 | 33 | 56 | 53 | 48 | 71 | 134 | 119 | 15 | 128 | 99 | 224 | 100 | 347 | 91 | 73 | 39 | — | 37 | 114 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 235 | — | — | — | — | — | 65 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 16 | 0 | 43 | 38 | 0 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 45 | 43 | 0 | 407 | 155 | 0 | 43 | 525 | 0 | 43 | 525 | 0 |
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