Golden Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.93° N 14.34° E

Golden Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Golden Bay sea temperature is
28.5° C
2.9° 

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 (28 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Golden Bay at 6AM is: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 28). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)1ft (0.3m)6s
Afternoon (28 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (28 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
9
0.2
WNW
7
0.2
WNW
6
0.3
WNW
6
0.5
WNW
6
0.5
WNW
6
0.5
WNW
5
0.4
NW
6
0.4
WNW
6
0.4
WNW
6
0.4
WNW
6
0.4
NW
6
0.4
NW
5
0.2
WNW
5
0.2
WNW
5
0.2
WNW
5
0.2
WNW
5
0.1
NW
4
0.1
NW
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
ESE
4
0.1
SE
4
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
4
4
7
18
18
16
10
15
14
13
8
7
3
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
ESE
15
ESE
5
N
10
ENE
15
E
10
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
20
E
15
SE
15
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
ESE
15
ENE
15
E
10
ESE
15
ENE
10
NE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
3:26AM0.16m
3:53PM0.19m
3:54AM0.17m
4:18PM0.20m
4:21AM0.18m
4:43PM0.20m
Low Tide
9:30AM0.01m
10:02PM0.03m
9:59AM0.00m
10:26PM0.02m
10:27AM0.00m
10:51PM0.01m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:07
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:10
8:09
8:08
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
26
26
26
27
27
28
27
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
27
26
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
26
Feels °C
31
30
29
32
30
31
31
29
29
29
29
30
30
31
32
31
31
31
31
28
29
30
29
29
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