Golden Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.93° N 14.34° E

Golden Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Golden Bay sea temperature is
29.3°C
2.7° 

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 (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 3s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 3s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 3s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Golden Bay at 6AM is: 0.1m 6s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)1ft (0.3m)3s
Afternoon (24 Aug)1ft (0.3m)3s
Evening (24 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)3s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Wed afternoon, min 28°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
6
0.1
W
6
0.3
S
3
0.1
W
7
0.3
S
3
0.3
S
3
0.2
S
3
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SW
4
0.2
S
4
0.3
S
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.2
SSW
4
0.2
SSW
4
0.3
WSW
3
0.3
W
3
0.3
W
3
0.2
WNW
3
0.2
W
3
0.1
NW
6
0.2
WNW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SSW
5
NE
5
SW
5
WSW
10
S
15
SW
15
W
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
15
WSW
5
N
0
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross
glassy
High Tide
2:20AM0.14m
2:44PM0.17m
2:44AM0.16m
3:06PM0.19m
3:08AM0.18m
3:28PM0.20m
Low Tide
8:21AM0.04m
8:54PM0.04m
8:47AM0.02m
9:14PM0.02m
9:13AM0.01m
9:34PM0.01m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
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>
6:26
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:42
7:39
7:38
 mm
Temp °C
29
28
28
29
29
29
29
28
28
28
28
29
29
29
29
28
28
28
28
28
29
30
29
29
Feels °C
30
29
30
30
31
31
32
32
31
32
30
31
31
31
32
31
29
29
30
30
31
32
33
34
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