Golden Bay surfForecast / Mediterranean / Malta

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 15 May 2026 CEST
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Golden Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Golden Bay sea temperature is
19.5° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Golden Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Golden Bay at 5AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 May)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Afternoon (15 May)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Evening (15 May)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Sat night, light winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WNW
7
0.5
NW
6
0.7
SSW
4
1.2
SW
6
1.4
SW
6
1.4
SW
7
1.5
SW
7
1.3
SW
6
0.7
WSW
6
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.3
WNW
4
0.5
NW
3
1.1
NW
4
1.6
NW
6
1.9
NW
7
1.6
NW
7
1.3
NW
7
1.1
NW
7
1
NW
7
1
NW
7
0.9
WNW
7
1
NW
7
1
NW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
40
20
14
86
152
173
200
130
37
15
12
4
4
41
154
0
0
143
114
91
93
83
91
66
Wind (km/h)
15
S
25
SSE
35
SW
35
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
10
SSW
10
WNW
15
NE
10
ESE
15
NW
25
NW
35
NW
45
NW
45
NNW
30
NNW
15
N
25
NW
30
NNW
25
NW
25
WNW
20
NW
10
NW
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:40AM0.17m
3:09PM0.22m
3:16AM0.17m
3:48PM0.22m
3:52AM0.17m
4:28PM0.21m
Low Tide
8:42AM-0.00m
9:26PM0.01m
9:19AM-0.01m
10:05PM0.02m
9:56AM-0.01m
10:44PM0.02m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:56
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:00
8:00
8:01
1
3
1
Temp °C
18
18
19
19
20
20
19
19
18
18
19
19
17
18
17
17
17
17
18
17
17
17
17
17
16
15
15
15
17
17
17
19
18
18
20
19
14
13
9
8
11
13
13
11
12
13
14
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WNW
7
0.5
NW
6
0.4
NW
6
0.4
NW
6
0.2
WNW
6
0.2
WNW
6
1.5
SW
7
1.3
SW
6
0.7
WSW
6
0.6
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
1.3
NW
7
0.5
SE
7
1
NW
7
1
NW
7
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
SE
6
1
NW
6
Energy kJ
40
20
10
9
4
4
200
130
37
21
32
33
25
33
35
26
32
143
22
91
93
15
9
66
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
9
0.1
NW
8
0.1
NW
8
0.1
NW
6
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.3
WNW
4
0.2
WSW
4
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.4
NE
5
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.2
ENE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.4
SE
6
Energy kJ
3
3
3
1
32
30
15
12
4
2
32
23
7
14
14
2
1
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
7
0.3
NE
5
0.3
NE
6
0.4
NE
5
0.2
ENE
4
0.1
NE
4
Energy kJ
7
1
1
1
4
6
6
2
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
3
0.7
SSW
4
1.2
SW
6
1.4
SW
6
1.4
SW
7
0.8
SSE
6
0.3
NNE
2
0.2
NNE
2
0.5
NW
3
1.1
NW
4
1.6
NW
6
1.9
NW
7
1.6
NW
7
1.1
NW
7
0.9
WNW
7
1
NW
7
Energy kJ
1
14
86
152
173
43
1
1
4
41
154
335
221
114
83
91
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
Distance (km)
234
234
269
644
644
644
158
158
158
365
851
653
644
749
711
654
540
540
540
911
1604
920
158
234
Best forecast wave conditions in Malta - Mediterranean
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in Malta
Rating
(10 max)
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
8
8
9
5
4
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