Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.93° N 14.34° E

Golden Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Golden Bay sea temperature is
23.8°C
1.0° 

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 (27 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Golden Bay at 8AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 27). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (CET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (27 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (27 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Mon night, min 19°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
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)
1.1
WNW
7
1
WNW
7
0.8
WNW
6
0.7
WNW
6
0.5
WNW
6
0.4
WNW
6
0.4
WNW
6
0.4
WNW
6
0.2
WNW
6
0.6
WNW
4
0.7
NW
5
0.6
WNW
5
0.5
NW
5
0.4
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.2
WNW
4
0.2
WNW
4
0.2
WNW
5
0.2
WNW
5
0.2
WNW
5
0.3
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.4
SW
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
113
83
45
33
21
15
15
15
4
9
23
15
10
5
5
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
5
E
0
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
15
W
20
NW
25
NW
20
N
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
5
SE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
3:11AM0.22m
3:15PM0.18m
3:47AM0.21m
3:46PM0.17m
4:25AM0.19m
4:19PM0.15m
Low Tide
9:25AM0.01m
9:19PM-0.01m
10:00AM0.03m
9:53PM0.01m
10:38AM0.04m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
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light rain
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
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1
1
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Temp °C
21
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
19
19
19
20
20
20
20
20
20
Feels °C
20
19
20
20
21
20
20
19
17
16
17
17
18
19
20
18
17
17
18
17
17
17
17
18
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