Golden Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.93° N 14.34° E

Golden Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Golden Bay sea temperature is
29.1° C
3.7° 

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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Golden Bay at 1AM is: 0.3m 3s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)3ft (0.9m)4s
Afternoon (24 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (24 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Thu night, min 25°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
4
0.3
WNW
4
0.2
WNW
4
0.4
NW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.8
NW
4
1.1
NW
5
1.2
NW
6
1.5
WNW
6
1.3
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
6
0.7
NW
6
0.5
NW
5
0.4
NW
5
0.4
NW
5
0.2
WNW
5
0.3
S
3
0.3
S
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
3
1
2
5
19
61
88
149
137
77
69
34
14
7
6
2
1
1
Wind (km/h)
15
W
10
W
15
W
15
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
20
NNW
10
N
20
E
25
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
S
20
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
00:33AM0.11m
1:49PM0.14m
1:48AM0.12m
2:29PM0.16m
Low Tide
7:27PM0.09m
6:51AM0.07m
8:16PM0.07m
7:48AM0.05m
8:47PM0.06m
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>
6:03
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:14
8:13
 mm
Temp °C
28
29
28
28
27
26
26
27
27
27
26
26
26
26
26
27
27
26
26
Feels °C
29
31
29
29
27
24
25
28
31
28
25
26
26
26
27
28
27
27
27
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