Golden Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.93° N 14.34° E

Golden Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Golden Bay sea temperature is
28.4°C
3.2° 

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 (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Golden Bay at 1PM is: 0.2m 5s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 23). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Afternoon (23 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)5s
Evening (23 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 23°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Wed morning, calm by Fri night).

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NW
6
0.6
WNW
5
0.4
NW
5
0.2
WNW
5
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NW
6
0.1
NW
6
0.1
NW
6
0.1
NW
5
0.1
W
5
0.1
W
5
0.1
W
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
18
7
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Wind (km/h)
25
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
20
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
SW
5
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
2:16AM0.17m
2:31PM0.18m
2:40AM0.19m
2:54PM0.19m
3:05AM0.20m
3:18PM0.20m
Low Tide
8:21AM0.02m
8:37PM0.02m
8:47AM0.01m
8:58PM0.00m
9:13AM-0.01m
9:21PM-0.01m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:50
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:59
6:57
6:55
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
25
24
24
25
24
24
24
24
23
23
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
25
25
25
25
Feels °C
23
21
20
22
21
21
22
22
22
22
23
23
24
23
23
23
24
24
23
25
24
24
24
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