Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.93° N 14.34° E

Golden Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Golden Bay sea temperature is
23.7°C
1.0° 

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 (28 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Golden Bay at 1AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 27). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Afternoon (28 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Evening (28 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 19°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue night, calm by Thu night).

Tue
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
6
0.4
WNW
6
0.4
NW
6
0.4
WNW
6
0.8
WNW
4
0.8
WNW
5
0.7
WNW
5
0.6
WNW
5
0.4
WNW
5
0.4
NW
5
0.3
WNW
4
0.2
WNW
4
0.2
WNW
4
0.2
WNW
5
0.4
WNW
5
0.4
W
4
0.4
W
3
0.3
W
3
0.2
W
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
14
9
15
22
32
22
15
9
5
4
2
2
2
7
6
3
1
1
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
W
15
WNW
25
WNW
30
NW
15
N
20
ENE
10
ENE
5
E
5
SE
10
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
3:15PM0.18m
3:47AM0.21m
3:46PM0.17m
4:25AM0.19m
4:19PM0.15m
Low Tide
9:19PM-0.01m
10:00AM0.03m
9:53PM0.01m
10:38AM0.04m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
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Temp °C
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
19
19
20
20
20
20
20
20
Feels °C
20
20
19
16
15
18
17
18
20
19
19
17
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18
17
17
18
19
19
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