Golden Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.93° N 14.34° E

Golden Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Golden Bay sea temperature is
29.1° C
3.7° 

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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Golden Bay at 9AM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 24). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)3ft (0.9m)4s
Afternoon (24 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (24 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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 Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the SSE by Sun night).

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
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
2
0.5
NW
3
0.8
NW
4
1.1
NW
5
1.1
NW
6
1.1
WNW
6
1.3
WNW
6
1.2
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
6
0.7
WNW
6
0.5
NW
5
0.4
NW
5
0.2
WNW
5
0.2
WNW
5
0.3
S
2
0.4
S
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.8
S
5
0.8
SSW
6
1.1
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.3
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
5
19
63
77
85
122
113
67
29
14
6
2
2
1
2
4
6
16
29
40
80
108
0
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
25
WNW
30
NW
35
NW
20
NNW
10
NE
25
E
25
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SSE
15
S
20
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
15
S
25
SSE
20
S
25
S
20
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:33AM0.11m
1:49PM0.14m
1:48AM0.12m
2:29PM0.16m
2:25AM0.14m
2:59PM0.17m
Low Tide
6:51AM0.07m
8:16PM0.07m
7:48AM0.05m
8:47PM0.06m
8:28AM0.04m
9:14PM0.05m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:03
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:14
8:13
8:12
 mm
Temp °C
28
27
26
26
27
26
26
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
26
26
26
25
26
26
27
27
26
26
Feels °C
29
27
25
25
28
29
26
26
26
27
26
28
28
27
27
26
27
24
26
25
28
26
26
27
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