Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.93° N 14.34° E

Golden Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Golden Bay sea temperature is
26.3°C
2.4° 

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 (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Golden Bay at 4PM is: 0.2m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 09). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)1ft (0.3m)4s
Afternoon (09 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)4s
Evening (09 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 22°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Fri
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
4
0.2
WSW
4
0.2
WSW
4
0.2
WSW
4
0.1
W
12
0.2
WNW
6
0.5
NW
6
0.7
NW
6
1.3
NW
6
1.2
NW
6
1.2
NW
6
1.1
NW
5
1.4
NW
6
1.7
WNW
7
1.8
WNW
7
1.9
WNW
7
1.8
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
7
1.6
WNW
7
1.6
WNW
6
1.6
WNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
2
1
1
3
5
17
38
112
102
89
72
128
237
362
387
372
310
235
197
197
Wind (km/h)
15
S
10
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSW
15
SW
20
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
NW
30
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:09PM0.19m
3:25AM0.22m
3:33PM0.19m
3:51AM0.22m
3:56PM0.19m
Low Tide
9:10AM-0.00m
9:11PM-0.01m
9:37AM-0.00m
9:34PM-0.01m
10:02AM0.00m
9:58PM-0.01m
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part cloud
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cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:34
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Temp °C
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
23
22
22
22
23
23
22
22
22
23
23
23
23
23
Feels °C
26
27
27
26
25
25
26
23
20
19
18
18
17
16
16
17
18
18
18
17
19
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