Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.93° N 14.34° E

Golden Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Golden Bay sea temperature is
26.4°C
2.6° 

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 (10 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Golden Bay at 8PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 10). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Oct)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (10 Oct)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (10 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 22°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sat night, light winds from the NNW by Tue morning).

Sat
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WNW
6
1.2
NW
6
1.2
NW
6
1.4
NW
6
1.6
WNW
6
2
WNW
7
2
WNW
8
1.9
WNW
8
1.8
WNW
7
1.6
WNW
7
1.6
WNW
7
1.6
WNW
7
1.6
WNW
7
1.6
NW
7
1.4
NW
6
1.1
NW
6
1
NW
7
0.9
NW
7
0.8
WNW
7
0.7
NW
6
0.7
NW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
103
105
88
114
184
363
447
408
334
249
235
216
222
214
139
83
88
65
56
40
38
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
30
NW
30
NW
35
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
NW
30
NW
35
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
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
High Tide
3:33PM0.19m
3:51AM0.22m
3:56PM0.19m
4:16AM0.21m
4:18PM0.18m
Low Tide
9:37AM-0.00m
9:34PM-0.01m
10:02AM0.00m
9:58PM-0.01m
10:27AM0.01m
10:21PM0.00m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
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Temp °C
23
22
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
Feels °C
22
19
19
18
16
17
17
18
18
19
18
19
18
19
19
20
21
21
20
20
21
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