Golden Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.93° N 14.34° E

Golden Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Golden Bay sea temperature is
27.3° C
2.3° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Golden Bay at 3AM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Afternoon (19 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Evening (19 Jul)1ft (0.3m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Mon morning, min 28°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
3
0.5
WNW
4
0.6
WNW
5
0.6
NW
5
0.6
WNW
5
0.5
NW
5
0.4
WNW
5
0.4
WNW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.3
WNW
4
0.3
WNW
4
0.4
WNW
4
0.5
NW
4
0.5
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.3
NW
4
0.3
WNW
3
0.4
NW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
9
14
19
17
12
9
8
5
3
3
5
7
8
6
4
2
2
3
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
15
W
5
N
10
NNW
10
ESE
15
SSW
15
SW
10
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNE
0
NNE
15
WSW
10
W
15
WSW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
glassy
cross
off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
High Tide
6:34PM0.17m
6:56AM0.16m
7:02PM0.15m
7:38AM0.15m
7:31PM0.14m
Low Tide
00:44AM0.03m
1:02PM0.05m
1:16AM0.04m
1:40PM0.07m
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>
5:58
6:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:17
8:16
8:15
 mm
Temp °C
29
28
28
28
31
29
33
32
32
31
32
31
29
30
34
34
34
32
32
Feels °C
31
30
31
30
33
30
33
32
33
32
32
30
30
30
33
34
32
34
31
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