Golden Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.93° N 14.34° E

Golden Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Golden Bay sea temperature is
27.9° C
2.0° 

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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Golden Bay at 2PM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 02). 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 (02 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Afternoon (02 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Evening (02 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 27°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NW
6
0.5
NW
5
0.4
NW
5
0.4
WNW
4
0.3
W
4
0.2
WNW
4
0.1
E
5
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
W
5
0.2
WNW
5
0.1
NW
5
0.1
NW
4
0.1
NW
4
0.2
SSW
4
0.2
SSW
4
0.2
SSW
4
0.2
SSW
4
0.2
SSW
4
0.2
SSW
4
0.2
SSW
4
0.3
SSW
4
0.3
SSW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
14
6
7
3
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
0
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
5
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
S
10
SSW
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
N
10
S
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
5:48AM0.19m
6:00PM0.18m
6:20AM0.18m
6:28PM0.17m
6:58AM0.17m
6:59PM0.15m
Low Tide
11:54AM0.02m
00:09AM0.02m
12:26PM0.03m
00:40AM0.03m
1:04PM0.05m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:11
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:07
8:06
8:05
 mm
Temp °C
27
27
28
28
28
28
27
27
27
27
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
29
29
28
Feels °C
30
31
30
29
31
32
32
31
30
30
31
30
29
31
30
31
31
31
30
30
31
31
30
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