Golden Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.93° N 14.34° E

Golden Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Golden Bay sea temperature is
26.0° C
1.5° 

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 (12 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Golden Bay at 11AM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Afternoon (12 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Evening (12 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 25°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Mon morning, calm by Mon night).

Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.8
ENE
4
1.1
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.2
NNW
2
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
WNW
2
0.3
WNW
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.3
WNW
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
6
6
11
11
10
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
2
2
Wind (km/h)
10
S
15
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
WNW
5
NNW
15
NE
30
ENE
30
ENE
20
E
15
E
10
E
5
NE
5
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
W
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
2:23AM0.15m
3:06PM0.20m
3:09AM0.16m
3:48PM0.21m
3:50AM0.17m
4:26PM0.21m
Low Tide
8:28AM0.02m
9:26PM0.03m
9:15AM0.00m
10:04PM0.02m
9:58AM-0.01m
10:38PM0.02m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:54
5:56
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:20
8:20
8:20
8:19
 mm
Temp °C
25
25
26
27
27
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
27
26
26
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
Feels °C
27
26
27
28
28
27
28
29
29
27
25
26
27
27
28
29
28
27
26
27
26
27
28
28
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