Golden Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.93° N 14.34° E

Golden Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Golden Bay sea temperature is
29.1° C
3.7° 

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) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Golden Bay at 11AM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Afternoon (23 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Evening (23 Jul)1ft (0.3m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri morning, light winds from the SSE by Sat morning).

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NW
5
0.5
NW
5
0.4
WNW
5
0.4
NW
4
0.3
WNW
4
0.3
WNW
4
0.2
WNW
4
0.4
NW
2
0.5
NW
3
0.7
NW
4
1
NW
5
1.2
NW
5
1.9
WNW
6
1.3
WNW
7
1
WNW
7
1
NW
6
0.7
NW
6
0.6
WNW
5
0.4
WNW
5
0.4
NW
5
0.3
WNW
5
0.2
WNW
5
0.1
NW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
11
8
5
4
3
1
2
5
16
43
79
260
161
96
75
34
19
10
6
4
2
1
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
15
E
10
S
15
SW
15
W
10
W
15
W
15
WNW
25
W
30
WNW
35
NW
30
NW
25
NW
15
E
20
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSW
20
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
Wind State
off
off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
12:42PM0.13m
00:33AM0.11m
1:49PM0.14m
1:48AM0.12m
2:29PM0.16m
Low Tide
4:48AM0.07m
7:27PM0.09m
6:51AM0.07m
8:16PM0.07m
7:48AM0.05m
8:47PM0.06m
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>
6:01
6:03
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:14
8:13
 mm
Temp °C
27
26
27
28
29
29
29
28
27
27
26
28
28
27
26
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
26
Feels °C
32
30
31
31
30
30
30
29
27
26
25
28
27
29
27
27
27
27
28
29
28
29
27
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