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Golden Bay surfForecast / Mediterranean / Malta

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 18 Jan 2026 CET
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Golden Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Golden Bay sea temperature is
16.9° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Golden Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Golden Bay at 2PM is: 0.1m 4s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)6s
Afternoon (18 Jan)0.5ft (0.1m)6s
Evening (18 Jan)--

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
W
0.1
W
0.1
W
1.6
ESE
2.2
ESE
3
ESE
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
4.5
ESE
4.5
ESE
5
ESE
5.5
ESE
6
ESE
6
ESE
6.5
E
6.5
E
7
E
7
ESE
6.5
ESE
6
ESE
5.5
E
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.3
SW
Period(s) (?)666998999101011111112121212131313666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)111000000000000000000206184114
Wind
(km/h)
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
30
SE
40
SE
50
SE
50
ESE
60
ESE
60
ESE
60
ESE
65
ESE
70
ESE
70
ESE
70
ESE
75
ESE
65
ESE
65
ESE
65
ESE
55
ESE
25
ESE
45
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:06PM
0.17
3:31AM
0.20
3:34PM
0.18
3:58AM
0.21
4:03PM
0.19
4:24AM
0.20
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:15AM
0.02
9:10PM
-0.00
9:41AM
0.02
9:39PM
-0.00
10:07AM
0.01
10:09PM
-0.00
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise--------7:11-------7:09-------
Sunset--5:14-------5:15-------5:15-----
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
---------11-11133427311-
Temp. °C151616161615151515151514141414141415151515151514
Feels °C (?)121212119655443110-11135107899
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