Golden Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.93° N 14.34° E

Golden Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Golden Bay sea temperature is
28.9° C
3.4° 

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 (26 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Golden Bay at 7AM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 26). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Afternoon (26 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Evening (26 Jul)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon morning, min 26°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Mon afternoon, calm by Mon night).

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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)
0.4
S
3
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.9
SSW
5
1.1
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.4
SSE
6
1.5
S
6
1.5
S
7
1.5
S
7
1.6
S
7
0.1
W
11
0.1
NW
10
0.1
NW
10
0.1
NW
8
0.4
W
5
0.6
W
6
0.9
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
6
0.8
WNW
6
0.8
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
9
12
25
43
80
102
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
4
4
2
8
21
68
55
41
38
58
Wind (km/h)
20
S
25
S
15
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
20
SE
35
SSE
30
S
15
SSE
25
SE
40
SSE
20
S
15
S
10
SW
5
WSW
0
WNW
5
W
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
NNW
5
NE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-on
on
glassy
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
2:25AM0.14m
2:59PM0.17m
2:57AM0.15m
3:27PM0.19m
3:26AM0.16m
3:53PM0.19m
Low Tide
8:28AM0.04m
9:14PM0.05m
9:01AM0.02m
9:38PM0.04m
9:30AM0.01m
10:02PM0.03m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:05
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:12
8:12
8:10
 mm
Temp °C
26
26
26
26
27
27
26
26
26
26
26
28
28
28
27
27
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
27
Feels °C
26
25
27
26
27
27
26
27
24
25
28
28
25
30
29
31
30
31
30
30
31
30
30
31
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