Golden Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.93° N 14.34° E

Golden Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Golden Bay sea temperature is
29.4°C
3.8° 

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 (15 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Golden Bay at 12PM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 15). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Afternoon (15 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Evening (15 Sep)1ft (0.3m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 26°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
5
0.5
NW
5
0.4
WNW
5
0.4
WNW
5
0.4
WNW
5
0.4
NW
5
0.3
WNW
4
0.3
WNW
4
0.4
WNW
5
0.5
NW
5
0.4
WNW
5
0.4
NW
5
0.2
WNW
4
0.2
WNW
4
0.1
NW
4
0.1
NW
4
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
13
10
9
9
5
4
3
9
13
10
5
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Wind (km/h)
0
SW
5
SE
10
E
15
ENE
5
NE
5
N
0
WSW
0
W
5
NNE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
off
off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
5:33AM0.19m
5:28PM0.16m
5:57AM0.17m
5:42PM0.15m
6:22AM0.15m
5:50PM0.13m
Low Tide
11:38AM0.04m
11:36PM0.02m
11:58AM0.06m
11:55PM0.04m
12:15PM0.08m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:45
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:09
7:08
7:07
 mm
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
25
25
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
26
26
Feels °C
27
27
27
25
26
26
27
27
27
25
24
26
27
27
26
27
27
26
27
26
26
27
27
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