Surf-Forecast | Golden Bay Surf Guide

Lat Long: 32.45° S 115.74° E

Issued: 7 am 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Golden Bay sea temperature is

19.8°C

Golden Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Golden Bay Surf Guide

Golden Bay in Perth City Coast is an exposed beach break that has inconsistent surf. Summer in particular tends to be flat. Offshore winds blow from the east northeast. Groundswells more frequent than windswells and the best swell direction is from the southwest. The beach break provides left and right handers. The quality of the surf isn't affected by the tide. Even when there are waves, it's not likley to be crowded. Hazards include rips and sharks.

Golden Bay Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	2	inconsistent	19.8°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Golden Bay:

The best conditions reported for surf at Golden Bay occur when a Southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East-northeast.

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Golden Bay (for consistent clean waves)?

juneBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Golden Bay with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of June. Clean surfable waves are typically found 45% of the time in June while 50% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 5% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

45%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

50%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Golden Bay Location Map

Interactive Golden Bay surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The nearest passenger airport to Golden Bay is Perth Jandakot Airport (JAD) in Australia, which is 41 km (25 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Golden Bay is Perth International Airport (PER), also in Australia, 61 km (38 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Golden Bay Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 4 November 2026, 13:13 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 04
ft, °F	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM
Wave (m)	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW
Period (s)	12	12	12	12
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross

What does Golden Bay look like?

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Tides at Golden Bay

Current tide and informaton

For Mandurah, 8 km from Golden Bay.

Next High Water: 08:05pm | 0.45m

Next Low Water: 01:57pm | 0.23m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
high tide
low tide

Golden Bay Sea Temperature

The water temperature (19.8 °C) at Golden Bay is relatively warm. If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a summer wetsuit. Effective air temperature of 18.0 °C.

Today, many surfers would wear a summer wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 19.8°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite