Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.93° N 14.34° E

Golden Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Golden Bay sea temperature is
25.0°C
1.5° 

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 (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Golden Bay at 11AM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Afternoon (16 Oct)2ft (0.6m)4s
Evening (16 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 23°C on Fri night, min 22°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat morning).

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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
4
0.4
NW
4
0.4
WNW
4
0.8
WNW
4
1.1
NW
5
1.1
NW
5
0.9
NW
5
0.8
NW
5
0.5
NW
5
0.4
WNW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.2
WNW
4
0.2
WNW
4
0.6
ENE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.6
SE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.8
SE
4
0.9
SE
4
0.1
SW
5
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
5
5
7
19
51
66
45
30
10
7
4
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
NW
15
WNW
25
WNW
35
WNW
35
NW
30
NW
20
NNW
10
NNW
0
E
5
S
10
WSW
5
W
5
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:00AM0.15m
5:38PM0.13m
6:42AM0.13m
5:58PM0.11m
9:14AM0.11m
Low Tide
12:03PM0.07m
11:54PM0.06m
12:47PM0.09m
00:31AM0.08m
6:41PM0.09m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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Temp °C
22
22
22
22
22
23
23
23
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
23
23
23
23
23
Feels °C
21
20
20
18
18
19
19
22
23
24
23
22
23
23
22
22
22
22
22
22
21
21
21
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