Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.93° N 14.34° E

Golden Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Golden Bay sea temperature is
24.3°C
1.3° 

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 (23 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Golden Bay at 7PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Afternoon (23 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (23 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sat night, light winds from the N by Mon morning).

Fri
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
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
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NW
5
0.8
NW
5
0.8
NW
4
0.9
NW
4
0.8
NW
4
0.8
NW
5
0.8
NW
5
0.8
NW
4
0.6
NW
4
0.7
NW
4
0.9
NW
4
1.6
NW
5
1.9
NW
6
1.9
NW
7
2
NW
7
2.1
NW
7
2.2
NW
7
2.2
NW
8
2.3
NW
7
2.1
NW
7
1.8
NW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
25
23
26
24
28
30
24
15
15
24
128
0
312
357
447
521
535
589
456
353
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
25
NW
25
WNW
25
NW
30
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
45
NW
40
NNW
40
NW
40
NW
40
NW
35
NW
40
NW
40
NW
35
NW
30
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
2:18PM0.18m
2:36AM0.21m
2:46PM0.19m
3:06AM0.22m
3:15PM0.19m
Low Tide
8:17AM0.01m
8:21PM0.00m
8:48AM0.00m
8:48PM-0.01m
9:20AM-0.00m
9:17PM-0.01m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
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Temp °C
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
Feels °C
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
17
18
17
16
13
14
14
12
12
13
12
13
13
14
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