Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Golden Bay today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 2s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 3s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Golden Bay at 11AM is: 0.2m 3s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 17). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 2s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 3s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Golden Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 27°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue night, light winds from the N by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 64 | 164 | 152 | 95 | 61 | 69 | 81 | 57 | 57 | 35 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 6:12AM0.18m | 6:10PM0.16m | 6:40AM0.16m | 6:27PM0.14m | 7:12AM0.14m | 6:38PM0.13m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:17PM0.04m | 00:20AM0.03m | 12:40PM0.06m | 00:43AM0.05m | 1:03PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | ENE 4 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 52 | 61 | 2 | 81 | 57 | 57 | 35 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 64 | 164 | 152 | 95 | — | 69 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 897 | 1595 | 1044 | 1776 | 1674 | 949 | 677 | 631 | 631 | 632 | 735 | 765 | 827 | 794 | 269 | 269 | 269 | 234 | 269 | 692 | 692 | 513 | 428 |
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