Surf Forecasts:
Gold Bluffs Beach surf forecast from 5 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 10 Jun, 5PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 7s period, NW swell with cross-onshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 11 Jun, 5PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period, NW swell with 952 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 4 Jun, 11PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 19s 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 Thursday (Jun 04) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 19s period with a secondary swell of 1.8m and 7s. Another secondary swell of 1.1m and 12s is also forecast. 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 3.0m 8s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jun 11) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.3m 2s period and expected on Monday (Jun 08) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Thu 4th Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) 19s |
| Best Surf | 5PM (Wed 10th Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Thu 11th Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Gold Bluffs Beach over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 4 | Friday 5 | Saturday 6 | Sunday 7 | Monday 8 | Tuesday 9 | Wednesday 10 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | NW 7 | SW 19 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | SW 17 | WNW 10 | NW 6 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | W 8 | SSW 22 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 7 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 219 | 432 | 614 | 560 | 505 | 505 | 555 | 461 | 626 | 339 | 281 | 215 | 169 | 217 | 263 | 353 | 635 | 475 | 361 | 844 | 305 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 4:20PM2.10m | 2:32AM2.38m | 5:03PM2.13m | 3:18AM2.25m | 5:42PM2.18m | 4:13AM2.10m | 6:18PM2.26m | 5:24AM1.97m | 6:52PM2.37m | 6:47AM1.89m | 7:27PM2.50m | 8:12AM1.88m | 8:06PM2.64m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 9:15AM0.43m | 9:00PM1.64m | 9:54AM0.52m | 9:58PM1.64m | 10:32AM0.62m | 11:04PM1.57m | 11:12AM0.74m | 00:15AM1.43m | 11:54AM0.87m | 1:20AM1.21m | 12:40PM1.02m | 2:19AM0.93m | 1:30PM1.16m | 3:12AM0.63m | |||||||
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 | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | 5:41 | — | — |
 | — | 8:45 | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | 8:46 | — | — | 8:46 | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | 8:49 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 12 | 19 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 9 | NW 7 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | SW 17 | SW 16 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | SW 16 | WNW 8 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | WNW 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 219 | 106 | 215 | 560 | 455 | 366 | 394 | 366 | 626 | 339 | 242 | 122 | 86 | 186 | 177 | 258 | 336 | 475 | 276 | 273 | 247 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 12 | SW 17 | SW 17 | NW 6 | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 18 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 19 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 9 |
| kJ | 197 | 336 | 411 | 505 | 505 | 75 | — | — | 357 | 245 | 6 | 215 | 169 | 132 | 128 | 99 | 67 | 332 | 44 | 27 | 106 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | W 12 | SW 19 | — | — | SW 17 | — | — | — | W 19 | W 14 | W 18 | SSW 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 22 | W 18 | W 18 | SW 13 | W 16 | WNW 13 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 132 | 98 | 614 | — | — | 505 | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | 24 | 55 | 217 | 263 | 25 | 6 | 61 | 20 | 35 | 305 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 7 | — | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | WNW 10 | NW 6 | — | — | NW 8 | — | S 4 | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | — | WNW 8 | NW 7 | — |
| kJ | 145 | 432 | — | 49 | 103 | — | 555 | 461 | — | — | 281 | — | 12 | — | — | 353 | 635 | — | 361 | 844 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 407 | 526 | 0 | 217 | 525 | 38 | 526 | 526 | 0 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 612 | 1993 | 0 | 388 | 526 | 0 |
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