Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.93° N 14.34° E

Golden Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 31 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Golden Bay sea temperature is
23.0°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 (31 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 3s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Golden Bay at 9AM is: 0.1m 6s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)6s
Afternoon (31 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)6s
Evening (31 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)3s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 17°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat afternoon, near gales from the WNW by Mon afternoon).

Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
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)
0.1
NW
6
0.1
NW
6
0.1
W
5
0.1
NW
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
NW
5
0.3
WNW
3
0.3
WNW
4
0.4
WNW
3
0.7
WNW
4
0.9
WNW
4
0.7
WNW
4
0.9
WNW
4
0.9
W
4
0.9
W
5
0.8
W
5
1.2
W
5
1.8
W
6
2.4
W
7
2.2
W
7
2.5
WNW
7
3
WNW
8
4
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
4
15
26
19
25
33
34
28
63
202
508
467
605
1308
2532
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
25
W
35
WSW
45
WSW
45
W
40
NW
50
WNW
55
WNW
50
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
6:08AM0.15m
6:03PM0.12m
8:10AM0.13m
9:22PM0.11m
10:29AM0.13m
Low Tide
12:37PM0.08m
00:35AM0.07m
3:22PM0.09m
3:45AM0.08m
5:03PM0.07m
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thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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clear
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Temp °C
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
20
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20
19
19
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20
19
17
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Feels °C
19
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18
18
18
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18
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14
15
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15
15
15
13
12
11
10
9
7
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