Golden Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.93° N 14.34° E

Golden Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Golden Bay sea temperature is
26.1° C
1.9° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Golden Bay at 9PM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)2ft (0.6m)4s
Afternoon (08 Jul)2ft (0.6m)4s
Evening (08 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Fri night, min 25°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
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)
0.5
NW
4
0.5
NW
4
0.7
WNW
4
0.7
WNW
4
0.6
WNW
4
0.7
WNW
5
0.8
WNW
5
0.9
NW
5
0.8
WNW
5
0.7
WNW
5
0.5
WNW
4
0.5
WNW
4
0.6
WNW
6
0.5
NW
6
0.4
WNW
6
0.4
NW
6
0.4
NW
5
0.4
NW
5
0.2
WNW
5
0.2
WNW
5
0.1
NW
5
0.1
NW
6
0.3
S
3
0.1
NW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
7
13
15
12
19
27
31
27
19
11
11
24
16
12
8
7
6
2
2
1
1
1
1
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
25
W
25
W
20
WNW
20
W
25
W
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
0
W
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
S
5
S
10
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
5
S
10
SSE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
10:14AM0.14m
10:21PM0.12m
11:59AM0.15m
00:09AM0.12m
1:20PM0.17m
1:27AM0.13m
Low Tide
4:38PM0.08m
4:52AM0.05m
6:34PM0.07m
6:24AM0.05m
7:51PM0.06m
7:36AM0.03m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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>
5:52
5:54
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:21
8:21
8:21
 mm
Temp °C
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
28
27
26
26
26
Feels °C
24
24
24
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
27
28
29
28
28
27
28
28
27
28
27
26
29
28
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