Golden Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.45° S 115.74° E

Golden Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Golden Bay sea temperature is
17.9° C
1.2° 

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


How big are the waves at Golden Bay today (25 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Golden Bay at 6AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 25). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Afternoon (25 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (25 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat night, min 12°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun morning, light winds from the SSE by Sun night).

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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3
3
3
1
1
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
12
1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
2
WNW
6
2.3
W
6
3
WSW
8
2.5
WSW
9
3
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
12
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
1.9
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
211
437
451
437
424
424
361
361
289
419
974
1082
1925
2106
4164
3773
3107
2380
1901
1651
1240
1132
1030
1299
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
25
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NW
35
WNW
35
WSW
40
SW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
15
S
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
15
S
20
S
15
ESE
10
ESE
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:50AM0.64m
7:32AM0.66m
8:12AM0.68m
Low Tide
5:01PM0.07m
5:19PM0.06m
5:34PM0.06m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:11
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:35
5:36
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
12
14
17
18
18
18
19
16
15
15
15
15
15
14
13
13
13
14
15
15
14
14
Feels °C
9
8
7
8
12
13
13
12
13
10
7
8
9
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
11
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