Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.93° N 14.34° E

Golden Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Golden Bay sea temperature is
22.8°C
0.7° 

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 (03 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Golden Bay at 7AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Nov)8ft (2.5m)9s
Afternoon (03 Nov)6ft (1.8m)7s
Evening (03 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue night, min 18°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Mon night, calm by Wed afternoon).

Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Fri
6
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
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
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
WNW
10
4
WNW
10
3
WNW
9
2.5
WNW
8
1.9
WNW
8
1.7
WNW
7
1.6
WNW
7
1.3
WNW
6
1
WNW
5
0.8
WNW
5
0.6
WNW
5
0.6
WNW
6
0.4
WNW
6
0.4
NW
6
0.2
WNW
6
0.2
WNW
5
0.1
NW
5
0.2
W
4
0.2
WSW
5
0.2
WSW
4
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.5
S
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3194
2620
1564
864
464
294
249
136
53
30
17
25
14
8
3
3
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Wind (km/h)
55
WNW
55
WNW
45
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
5
W
5
WSW
0
SW
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
15
ESE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
11:09PM0.13m
11:33AM0.14m
11:58PM0.16m
12:13PM0.15m
00:35AM0.18m
12:45PM0.16m
1:06AM0.19m
Low Tide
5:20AM0.06m
5:44PM0.05m
6:10AM0.04m
6:17PM0.03m
6:48AM0.03m
6:47PM0.02m
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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1
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5
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2
Temp °C
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
20
19
19
19
20
20
20
19
19
20
18
18
19
19
19
19
18
18
18
Feels °C
8
9
10
13
13
13
14
15
17
17
18
18
19
20
19
17
18
18
16
16
17
17
16
17
16
16
16
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