Golden Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.93° N 14.34° E

Golden Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Golden Bay sea temperature is
27.3° C
2.3° 

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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Golden Bay at 3PM is: 0.4m 3s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 18). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)3s
Afternoon (18 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)3s
Evening (18 Jul)2ft (0.6m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Mon afternoon, min 27°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.5
WNW
4
0.6
WNW
4
0.6
WNW
4
0.7
NW
5
0.6
WNW
5
0.5
NW
5
0.4
WNW
5
0.4
NW
4
0.3
WNW
4
0.3
WNW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.4
WNW
4
0.5
NW
4
0.5
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.2
WNW
4
0.4
NW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
2
2
4
7
11
13
27
17
12
9
5
4
3
3
6
8
9
6
5
3
1
3
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
5
NNW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
0
NW
10
W
10
E
15
S
25
WSW
10
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
5
SSW
15
WSW
10
W
15
WSW
Wind State
on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
on
on
on
glassy
on
off
cross
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
6:19AM0.18m
6:34PM0.17m
6:56AM0.16m
7:02PM0.15m
7:38AM0.15m
7:31PM0.14m
Low Tide
12:27PM0.03m
00:44AM0.03m
1:02PM0.05m
1:16AM0.04m
1:40PM0.07m
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>
5:58
5:58
6:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:17
8:16
8:15
 mm
Temp °C
27
27
27
29
28
29
28
29
30
30
33
32
31
31
32
30
30
32
32
34
33
32
32
Feels °C
29
28
29
30
32
31
31
31
33
31
33
33
30
33
32
30
30
31
31
34
31
33
32
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