Golden Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.93° N 14.34° E

Golden Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Golden Bay sea temperature is
29.1° C
3.6° 

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 (24 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Golden Bay at 11PM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 24). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)--
Afternoon (24 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Evening (24 Jul)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Fri night, min 25°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun night).

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
1
0
1
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)
1.5
WNW
6
1.3
WNW
7
1.1
WNW
7
0.9
WNW
6
0.7
NW
6
0.6
WNW
6
0.4
WNW
5
0.4
NW
5
0.2
WNW
5
0.2
WNW
5
0.3
S
3
0.4
S
3
0.6
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.8
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
5
1
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.3
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
159
161
102
67
34
20
10
6
2
2
1
3
9
16
31
39
69
92
0
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
10
NE
25
E
25
E
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
S
15
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
20
S
25
SSE
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
30
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:48AM0.12m
2:29PM0.16m
2:25AM0.14m
2:59PM0.17m
Low Tide
8:16PM0.07m
7:48AM0.05m
8:47PM0.06m
8:28AM0.04m
9:14PM0.05m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:14
8:13
8:12
 mm
Temp °C
28
28
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
27
26
26
25
26
26
27
26
26
26
Feels °C
28
31
26
26
26
27
28
28
27
28
26
26
23
26
26
27
24
25
25
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