Golden Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.93° N 14.34° E

Golden Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Golden Bay sea temperature is
29.1°C
3.3° 

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 (12 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Golden Bay at 3AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 11). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Afternoon (12 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Evening (12 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri night, min 22°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
7
0.3
NW
5
0.4
NW
6
0.4
NW
6
0.4
NW
6
0.4
NW
6
0.5
NW
4
0.5
NW
5
0.9
NW
5
0.8
NW
5
0.8
NW
5
0.7
NW
5
0.7
NW
5
0.8
NW
5
0.7
NW
6
0.6
WNW
6
0.5
NW
5
0.4
NW
5
0.3
NW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
4
9
9
8
11
7
12
31
28
0
27
27
38
31
20
13
7
4
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
0
NNW
10
NNE
10
NW
15
NNW
10
NW
20
NW
10
NW
15
N
25
N
15
N
20
N
15
NW
25
N
20
NE
25
E
20
E
5
ESE
5
ENE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
4:05PM0.20m
4:17AM0.22m
4:28PM0.20m
4:44AM0.21m
4:50PM0.19m
Low Tide
10:07PM-0.01m
10:28AM-0.01m
10:31PM-0.01m
10:53AM0.01m
10:53PM-0.00m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:15
7:15
7:13
 mm
2
Temp °C
29
28
28
27
26
27
27
28
28
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
26
Feels °C
33
33
32
30
28
29
27
30
29
26
28
27
27
26
26
25
26
31
29
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