Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.93° N 14.34° E

Golden Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 11 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Golden Bay sea temperature is
26.4°C
2.6° 

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 (11 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Golden Bay at 8PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 11). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Oct)6ft (1.9m)7s
Afternoon (11 Oct)5ft (1.6m)7s
Evening (11 Oct)5ft (1.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 21°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the NW by Tue afternoon).

Sun
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WNW
7
1.7
WNW
7
1.5
WNW
7
1.5
WNW
7
1.5
WNW
7
1.4
NW
6
1.2
NW
6
1.1
NW
6
0.9
NW
7
0.7
NW
7
0.8
WNW
6
0.8
WNW
4
0.8
WNW
4
0.9
WNW
4
0.9
WNW
4
1.1
NW
5
1
NW
5
0.8
NW
5
0.8
NW
5
1.1
NW
5
1.1
NW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
352
294
209
198
199
167
109
75
67
44
45
20
20
24
34
49
44
33
31
55
69
Wind (km/h)
35
NW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
20
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
NW
30
NNW
20
NNW
10
NW
20
NW
30
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
3:56PM0.19m
4:16AM0.21m
4:18PM0.18m
4:42AM0.20m
4:39PM0.17m
Low Tide
10:02AM0.00m
9:58PM-0.01m
10:27AM0.01m
10:21PM0.00m
10:50AM0.03m
10:44PM0.01m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
24
24
24
24
23
23
23
23
24
24
24
24
24
24
23
23
23
23
23
24
24
Feels °C
19
20
20
20
19
19
20
20
22
22
21
22
23
22
20
19
19
21
22
22
19
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