Golden Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.93° N 14.34° E

Golden Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Golden Bay sea temperature is
28.1° C
2.9° 

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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Golden Bay at 2PM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)4s
Afternoon (20 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Evening (20 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 34°C on Mon afternoon, min 28°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.6
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.5
NW
4
0.5
NW
4
0.6
NW
4
0.6
NW
4
0.6
NW
4
0.6
NW
4
0.5
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.2
WNW
4
0.4
WNW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.4
NW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.7
WNW
4
0.9
WNW
4
0.9
WNW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
5
8
4
6
7
11
12
12
11
9
5
4
3
1
5
3
2
4
4
15
25
39
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
10
NW
20
WNW
15
NW
20
W
10
NW
10
W
20
WNW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
N
5
SSE
10
W
5
WNW
10
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
15
W
25
W
25
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
7:38AM0.15m
7:31PM0.14m
8:31AM0.14m
8:10PM0.12m
10:09AM0.13m
9:35PM0.11m
Low Tide
1:40PM0.07m
1:53AM0.05m
2:31PM0.08m
2:47AM0.07m
4:37PM0.10m
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>
6:00
6:01
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:15
8:15
 mm
Temp °C
30
33
33
33
34
32
31
31
32
32
33
33
32
32
34
33
33
33
31
33
29
29
30
Feels °C
29
31
30
32
31
33
33
31
32
31
32
34
32
34
32
31
31
31
29
30
29
29
30
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