Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.93° N 14.34° E

Golden Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Golden Bay sea temperature is
25.0°C
1.5° 

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 (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 3s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Golden Bay at 6AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)2ft (0.6m)5s
Afternoon (17 Oct)1ft (0.3m)4s
Evening (17 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)3s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 22°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SE by Mon night).

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NW
6
0.8
NW
5
0.6
NW
5
0.4
WNW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.2
WNW
4
0.2
WNW
4
0.7
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
E
6
0.4
NE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.4
SE
4
0.5
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.9
SE
4
1.1
SE
5
1.1
SE
5
1.1
SE
5
1.5
SE
5
0.1
W
7
1.7
SE
6
1.6
SE
6
1.6
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
76
31
18
7
4
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
15
NNW
0
WNW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
20
ESE
25
SE
25
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
SE
35
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:42AM0.13m
5:58PM0.11m
9:14AM0.11m
00:06AM0.10m
12:19PM0.13m
Low Tide
11:54PM0.06m
12:47PM0.09m
00:31AM0.08m
6:41PM0.09m
5:43AM0.09m
6:46PM0.07m
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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Temp °C
23
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
23
23
23
22
22
22
22
22
22
23
23
22
23
Feels °C
21
21
24
23
23
22
23
22
21
22
22
22
22
22
21
20
20
18
18
17
19
19
18
19
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