Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.93° N 14.34° E

Golden Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 11 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Golden Bay sea temperature is
26.4°C
2.6° 

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 (11 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Golden Bay at 3PM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 11). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Oct)6ft (1.9m)7s
Afternoon (11 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (11 Oct)5ft (1.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 22°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun morning, light winds from the NW by Tue night).

Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
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
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WNW
8
1.9
WNW
7
1.8
WNW
7
1.7
WNW
7
1.6
WNW
7
1.5
WNW
7
1.6
WNW
6
1.4
NW
6
1.3
NW
6
1.1
NW
7
0.9
NW
7
0.8
WNW
7
0.8
WNW
6
0.8
WNW
6
0.7
NW
6
0.7
WNW
4
0.7
WNW
4
0.9
NW
4
0.9
NW
5
0.9
NW
5
0.6
NW
5
0.6
NW
5
1.1
NW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
372
397
352
294
243
192
209
162
112
132
67
56
51
49
37
13
13
26
37
36
20
19
71
Wind (km/h)
35
WNW
35
NW
35
NW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
NW
35
NW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
25
NNW
15
NNE
5
NNE
5
NW
15
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
High Tide
3:51AM0.22m
3:56PM0.19m
4:16AM0.21m
4:18PM0.18m
4:42AM0.20m
4:39PM0.17m
Low Tide
10:02AM0.00m
9:58PM-0.01m
10:27AM0.01m
10:21PM0.00m
10:50AM0.03m
10:44PM0.01m
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Temp °C
23
23
24
24
23
24
23
23
23
23
24
24
24
24
24
23
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23
23
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23
24
Feels °C
17
17
19
19
18
20
19
19
19
20
21
21
21
22
23
21
21
20
20
22
24
24
23
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