Golden Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.93° N 14.34° E

Golden Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Golden Bay sea temperature is
28.8° C
3.5° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Golden Bay at 12AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Afternoon (23 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Evening (23 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Wed night, min 26°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Wed night, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri morning).

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
4
0.9
WNW
4
0.8
WNW
5
0.8
NW
5
0.6
NW
5
0.5
NW
5
0.4
NW
5
0.4
NW
4
0.3
WNW
4
0.3
WNW
4
0.2
WNW
4
0.2
WNW
2
0.4
WNW
3
0.7
NW
4
0.9
NW
4
1
NW
5
1.2
WNW
6
1.8
NW
6
1.4
NW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
32
29
31
21
11
5
5
3
3
1
1
4
13
34
51
81
239
149
Wind (km/h)
25
W
25
WNW
10
NNE
10
E
10
E
15
ESE
10
S
15
SW
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NW
15
E
25
E
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
off
High Tide
9:35PM0.11m
12:42PM0.13m
00:33AM0.11m
1:49PM0.14m
Low Tide
4:37PM0.10m
4:48AM0.07m
7:27PM0.09m
6:51AM0.07m
8:16PM0.07m
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>
6:01
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:15
8:14
 mm
Temp °C
32
30
29
27
26
26
27
28
28
28
28
28
27
27
26
27
28
27
26
Feels °C
29
28
31
30
30
29
31
31
29
29
29
29
27
25
25
28
27
29
27
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