Golden Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.93° N 14.34° E

Golden Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Golden Bay sea temperature is
29.0°C
3.4° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Golden Bay at 7PM is: 0.2m 4s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)2ft (0.6m)5s
Afternoon (16 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Evening (16 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
5
0.4
NW
5
0.3
WNW
5
0.2
WNW
4
0.2
WNW
4
0.1
NW
4
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.2
SSW
2
0.2
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
6
4
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
3
3
4
4
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
10
ESE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:42PM0.15m
6:22AM0.15m
5:50PM0.13m
6:53AM0.12m
5:26PM0.11m
Low Tide
11:58AM0.06m
11:55PM0.04m
12:15PM0.08m
00:15AM0.06m
12:24PM0.10m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:08
7:07
7:06
 mm
Temp °C
26
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
27
26
26
Feels °C
26
25
26
27
27
26
27
26
27
26
26
27
27
27
28
27
26
26
28
28
28
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