Golden Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.93° N 14.34° E

Golden Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Golden Bay sea temperature is
28.4°C
3.1° 

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 (21 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 5s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Golden Bay at 5AM is: 0.1m 6s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 21). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)5s
Afternoon (21 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)7s
Evening (21 Sep)--

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 24°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
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
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
5
0.1
NW
5
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
6
0.2
WNW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.3
NW
4
0.2
WNW
4
0.1
NW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
5
5
4
3
3
4
7
5
5
3
2
2
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
15
NW
20
NNW
10
N
5
NNW
5
NNE
10
NE
15
E
15
E
15
E
25
E
25
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
1:36AM0.13m
1:50PM0.15m
1:55AM0.15m
2:10PM0.17m
2:16AM0.17m
2:31PM0.18m
Low Tide
7:30AM0.06m
8:02PM0.05m
7:56AM0.04m
8:18PM0.03m
8:21AM0.02m
8:37PM0.02m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:50
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:00
7:00
6:59
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
24
24
24
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
26
25
25
25
24
25
25
25
25
25
25
Feels °C
26
25
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
25
26
27
26
27
25
25
25
24
23
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