Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.93° N 14.34° E

Golden Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Golden Bay sea temperature is
23.3°C
0.7° 

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 NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Golden Bay at 11AM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 28). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Afternoon (28 Oct)2ft (0.6m)5s
Evening (28 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 19°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
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
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
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
5
0.9
NW
5
0.7
NW
5
0.6
WNW
5
0.5
NW
5
0.4
NW
5
0.4
NW
5
0.2
WNW
4
0.2
WNW
4
0.3
W
4
0.2
WNW
4
0.2
WNW
4
0.3
WNW
4
0.2
WNW
4
0.1
NW
4
0.1
NW
4
0.1
W
9
0.1
NW
8
0.1
NW
8
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NW
7
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
37
38
27
17
12
6
5
2
2
4
2
2
3
2
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
Wind (km/h)
30
NW
20
N
15
NE
15
N
10
NNE
5
E
5
S
10
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
ENE
5
E
5
E
10
ESE
10
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
High Tide
3:47AM0.21m
3:46PM0.17m
4:25AM0.19m
4:19PM0.15m
5:09AM0.17m
4:59PM0.13m
Low Tide
10:00AM0.03m
9:53PM0.01m
10:38AM0.04m
10:30PM0.02m
11:23AM0.06m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
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clear
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6:22
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Temp °C
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
19
20
20
20
20
20
20
19
19
19
19
20
20
20
20
20
Feels °C
15
17
18
18
18
19
19
17
18
18
18
17
18
19
18
18
18
18
20
20
19
19
19
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