Golden Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.93° N 14.34° E

Golden Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Golden Bay sea temperature is
25.9° C
1.5° 

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 (12 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Golden Bay at 9AM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Afternoon (12 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Evening (12 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 25°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
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)
0.4
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.4
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.5
ENE
4
0.7
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.2
WNW
2
0.3
WNW
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
0
6
6
7
11
10
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
10
S
15
SSE
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
5
W
5
NW
15
NE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
E
15
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
NNE
5
NNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
15
W
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
2:23AM0.15m
3:06PM0.20m
3:09AM0.16m
3:48PM0.21m
3:50AM0.17m
4:26PM0.21m
Low Tide
8:28AM0.02m
9:26PM0.03m
9:15AM0.00m
10:04PM0.02m
9:58AM-0.01m
10:38PM0.02m
clear
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>
5:54
5:54
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:20
8:20
8:20
 mm
Temp °C
25
25
26
26
27
27
26
26
26
26
25
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
27
Feels °C
26
27
27
27
28
28
27
28
29
29
26
26
26
26
28
29
29
28
28
26
27
27
28
28
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