Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.93° N 14.34° E

Golden Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 13 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Golden Bay sea temperature is
25.7°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 (13 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Golden Bay at 11AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Afternoon (13 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (13 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 21°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue morning, calm by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WNW
5
1.3
NW
5
1.2
NW
6
1.3
NW
6
1.3
NW
6
1.3
NW
6
1.3
NW
6
1.3
NW
6
1.4
NNW
5
1.2
NW
5
1.1
NW
5
0.9
NNW
5
0.9
NW
6
0.9
NW
6
0.7
NW
6
0.7
NW
6
0.6
NW
6
0.5
NW
5
0.4
NW
5
0.3
NW
4
0.2
WNW
4
0.2
WNW
4
0.2
WNW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
44
96
86
96
115
108
0
0
102
76
51
40
52
56
32
33
25
13
6
3
2
1
1
Wind (km/h)
35
WNW
35
NW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NW
25
N
25
N
25
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
30
N
20
NNW
20
WNW
15
NW
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
10
ESE
0
E
5
WSW
10
W
10
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
on
High Tide
4:42AM0.20m
4:39PM0.17m
5:07AM0.19m
5:00PM0.16m
5:32AM0.17m
5:19PM0.14m
Low Tide
10:50AM0.03m
10:44PM0.01m
11:14AM0.04m
11:07PM0.02m
11:37AM0.06m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
23
23
23
23
24
24
22
21
21
21
21
22
22
24
22
21
21
21
21
22
21
21
21
Feels °C
19
18
18
19
18
20
17
17
15
16
17
19
18
21
18
17
18
19
20
22
20
20
19
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