Golden Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.93° N 14.34° E

Golden Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Golden Bay sea temperature is
29.2°C
3.5° 

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 (13 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Golden Bay at 1AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 12). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Afternoon (13 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Evening (13 Sep)1ft (0.3m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 50mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 28°C on Sat night, min 21°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NW
5
0.8
NW
5
0.7
WNW
5
0.8
NW
6
0.6
NW
5
0.5
NW
5
0.4
NW
5
0.5
NW
5
0.4
NW
5
0.3
NW
5
0.2
WNW
4
0.1
NW
4
0.1
NW
4
0.1
NW
5
0.2
WNW
5
0.2
WNW
5
0.2
WNW
5
0.1
NW
4
0.1
NW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
26
26
44
23
13
7
14
7
4
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
Wind (km/h)
20
N
15
NW
15
N
5
NE
10
E
30
ENE
25
E
25
SE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
20
ESE
25
SE
20
ESE
15
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:28PM0.20m
4:44AM0.21m
4:50PM0.19m
5:09AM0.20m
5:10PM0.17m
Low Tide
10:31PM-0.01m
10:53AM0.01m
10:53PM-0.00m
11:17AM0.02m
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
heavy rain
thunderstorm
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:15
7:13
7:12
 mm
2
2
2
4
5
1
5
2
3
20
3
Temp °C
27
27
27
28
28
27
27
27
27
27
26
26
25
23
21
22
24
24
25
Feels °C
27
28
29
32
31
25
26
26
29
27
27
27
25
21
21
22
25
23
25
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