Golden Bay surfForecast / Mediterranean / Malta

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 22 Apr 2026 CEST
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Golden Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Golden Bay sea temperature is
17.9° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Golden Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Golden Bay at 1AM is: 0.1m 4s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 22). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed night, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Wed night, calm by Fri night).

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
4
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SW
4
0.9
ENE
4
1.3
ENE
5
1.2
ENE
5
1.1
ENE
5
1
ENE
5
1.2
ENE
5
1.2
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
0.1
NW
6
0.3
NW
6
0.1
NW
6
0.1
NW
5
0.1
NW
4
0.1
NW
4
0.1
NW
4
0.1
NW
4
0.1
NW
4
0.1
NW
4
0.1
NW
4
0.1
NW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
6
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Wind (km/h)
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
10
N
15
N
15
N
10
N
5
NE
5
ENE
5
W
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:40PM0.14m
7:31AM0.11m
10:26PM0.13m
11:33AM0.11m
00:19AM0.14m
12:46PM0.14m
Low Tide
2:14AM0.09m
2:21PM0.07m
5:41AM0.08m
5:44PM0.07m
6:41AM0.07m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:20
6:18
6:16
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7:40
7:42
7:43
7:44
Temp °C
19
19
18
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
14
16
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
16
12
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
12
11
13
12
12
13
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.2
SSE
4
1.1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
6
0.3
E
7
0.4
E
7
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
99
88
99
93
91
59
55
56
55
40
21
16
9
16
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
4
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SW
4
0.4
SE
5
0.1
NW
6
0.3
NW
6
0.1
NW
6
0.1
SE
5
0.1
NW
4
0.1
NW
4
0.1
NW
4
0.1
E
8
0.2
E
7
0.3
NE
6
0.2
ENE
6
Energy kJ
2
1
1
6
2
6
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
6
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
5
0.1
SE
5
0.1
SE
5
0.2
SSE
4
0.1
NW
4
0.1
NW
4
0.1
NW
4
0.1
NW
4
Energy kJ
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
2
0.4
ENE
3
0.5
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
4
1.3
ENE
5
1.2
ENE
5
1.1
ENE
5
1
ENE
5
1.2
ENE
5
1.2
ENE
6
0.1
NW
5
0.1
NW
4
Energy kJ
1
3
7
28
80
83
62
56
78
100
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1050
1044
1119
1096
653
629
629
1147
598
629
629
540
9
9
9
9
9
5
9
10
365
1003
1003
1004
Best forecast wave conditions in Malta - Mediterranean
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Malta
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
9
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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