Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.93° N 14.34° E

Golden Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 22 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) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Golden Bay at 9AM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 22). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 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)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 20°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NW on Fri night, strong winds from the NW by Sat night).

Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
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)
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)
1.4
NW
6
1.5
NW
6
1.6
NW
6
1.6
NW
6
1.6
NW
6
1.5
NW
6
1.5
NW
6
1.5
NW
6
1.2
NW
6
1.1
NW
5
0.9
NW
5
0.8
NW
5
0.8
NW
5
0.8
NW
4
0.8
NW
4
0.8
NW
4
0.7
NW
5
1
NW
5
0.9
NW
5
0.8
NW
5
0.7
NW
4
0.9
NW
4
1.1
NW
5
1.9
NW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
124
159
201
216
190
154
143
151
92
60
42
33
25
22
20
23
22
41
37
25
19
26
51
252
Wind (km/h)
35
NW
40
NW
35
NW
40
NW
35
NW
35
NW
40
NW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
25
NW
25
WNW
30
NW
25
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
40
NW
45
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
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:39AM0.17m
1:50PM0.17m
2:07AM0.19m
2:18PM0.18m
2:36AM0.21m
2:46PM0.19m
Low Tide
7:47AM0.03m
7:55PM0.02m
8:17AM0.01m
8:21PM0.00m
8:48AM0.00m
8:48PM-0.01m
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
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Temp °C
22
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
20
20
20
20
21
21
21
21
21
20
20
21
21
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21
21
Feels °C
17
16
16
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16
16
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16
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16
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18
18
18
18
16
16
17
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17
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