Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.93° N 14.34° E

Golden Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Golden Bay sea temperature is
23.1°C
0.5° 

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 (30 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Golden Bay at 4AM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 30). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (CET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Afternoon (30 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)7s
Evening (30 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 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
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
4
0.1
W
9
0.1
NW
8
0.1
NW
8
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NW
6
0.1
NW
6
0.1
NW
6
0.1
NW
6
0.1
W
5
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
NW
6
0.1
NW
6
0.3
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.7
WNW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.5
WNW
4
0.9
WNW
4
1
W
5
1.2
WNW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
13
18
9
24
43
81
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
ENE
0
NW
0
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
5
N
5
NNW
10
W
10
W
20
W
20
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
5:09AM0.17m
4:59PM0.13m
6:08AM0.15m
6:03PM0.12m
8:10AM0.13m
9:22PM0.11m
Low Tide
10:30PM0.02m
11:23AM0.06m
11:15PM0.05m
12:37PM0.08m
00:35AM0.07m
3:22PM0.09m
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clear
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Temp °C
19
19
19
19
19
20
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
Feels °C
19
19
19
18
19
20
19
19
19
19
19
19
18
18
19
20
18
17
16
16
14
15
14
13
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