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Lat Long: 35.93° N 14.34° E

Golden Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Golden Bay sea temperature is
24.3°C
1.3° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Golden Bay at 10AM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)2ft (0.6m)4s
Afternoon (24 Oct)2ft (0.6m)4s
Evening (24 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 19°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sat night, light winds from the N by Mon afternoon).

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 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
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NW
5
0.7
NW
5
0.6
NW
4
0.6
NW
4
0.6
NW
4
0.6
NW
4
1
NW
4
1.7
NW
6
1.7
NW
6
1.8
NW
6
2.1
NW
7
1.9
NW
7
1.9
NW
7
2.1
NW
7
2.1
NW
7
1.7
NW
7
1.5
NW
7
1.3
NW
7
1.1
NW
7
1
NW
6
0.8
NW
6
0.7
NW
7
0.7
WNW
7
0.6
WNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
21
14
14
9
11
34
197
217
265
397
375
386
420
432
295
212
143
109
74
45
54
42
31
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
40
NW
45
NW
40
NW
45
NW
40
NW
35
NW
35
NW
40
NW
35
NNW
30
N
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
N
20
N
15
N
20
NNE
35
NE
40
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:36AM0.21m
2:46PM0.19m
3:06AM0.22m
3:15PM0.19m
3:38AM0.22m
3:44PM0.19m
Low Tide
8:48AM0.00m
8:48PM-0.01m
9:20AM-0.00m
9:17PM-0.01m
9:52AM0.00m
9:47PM-0.01m
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rain showers
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clear
rain showers
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Temp °C
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
20
20
20
20
21
20
20
19
19
19
19
20
20
21
Feels °C
19
19
18
18
18
17
14
13
13
13
12
13
13
13
14
13
15
13
14
15
16
16
14
15
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