Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.93° N 14.34° E

Golden Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Golden Bay sea temperature is
24.8°C
1.7° 

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 (22 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Golden Bay at 1AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 21). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)5ft (1.6m)6s
Afternoon (22 Oct)5ft (1.5m)6s
Evening (22 Oct)5ft (1.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed night, min 20°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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)
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)
1.5
WNW
6
1.6
WNW
6
1.4
NW
6
1.4
NW
6
1.5
NW
6
1.6
NW
6
1.6
NW
6
1.5
NW
6
1.5
NW
6
1.6
NW
6
1.5
NW
6
1.3
NW
6
1.2
NW
6
1.1
NW
5
0.9
NW
5
0.9
NW
5
1
NW
4
0.9
NW
5
0.8
NW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
143
171
114
110
148
188
209
170
154
161
161
124
86
60
43
40
38
35
33
Wind (km/h)
35
NW
35
NW
30
NW
35
NW
40
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
40
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:39AM0.17m
1:50PM0.17m
2:07AM0.19m
2:18PM0.18m
Low Tide
7:30PM0.04m
7:47AM0.03m
7:55PM0.02m
8:17AM0.01m
8:21PM0.00m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
22
22
22
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
20
20
20
20
20
20
21
21
Feels °C
18
19
19
16
16
16
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16
16
16
15
14
15
16
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16
16
17
18
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