Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.93° N 14.34° E

Golden Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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 (12 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Golden Bay at 10AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 12). 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 (12 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (12 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (12 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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 24°C on Mon morning, min 21°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue morning, light winds from the NNW by Wed night).

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NW
6
1.2
NW
6
1.1
NW
6
0.9
NW
7
0.8
WNW
7
0.8
WNW
4
0.8
WNW
4
0.8
WNW
4
0.9
WNW
4
0.9
WNW
4
1.1
NW
5
1.1
NW
5
1.1
NW
5
0.8
NW
5
1.1
NW
6
0.9
WNW
6
0.9
NW
6
1
NW
6
1.1
NW
5
1
NW
5
0.8
NW
5
0.8
NW
6
0.6
NW
6
0.6
NW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
162
105
72
67
56
19
18
16
24
28
47
55
53
35
67
57
54
69
49
57
41
43
25
23
Wind (km/h)
30
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
25
W
25
WNW
30
NW
35
NW
30
NNW
25
N
15
NNW
30
N
25
NE
15
N
25
NNW
35
N
25
N
20
NNW
15
NW
5
NNW
10
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
4:16AM0.21m
4:18PM0.18m
4:42AM0.20m
4:39PM0.17m
5:07AM0.19m
5:00PM0.16m
Low Tide
10:27AM0.01m
10:21PM0.00m
10:50AM0.03m
10:44PM0.01m
11:14AM0.04m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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2
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Temp °C
23
23
23
24
24
24
24
24
23
23
23
23
23
23
24
22
22
21
21
21
22
23
23
23
Feels °C
19
20
20
21
21
21
22
21
20
19
18
19
20
21
18
19
21
17
15
17
19
21
23
22
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