Beach forecast for Golden Beach
Today, Thursday, October 29, 2026 · local time (GMT+11) · Victoria, Australia Today, Thu, Oct 29 · GMT+11- Swimming
- Calm · 3.7 ft
- Water
- 61 °F · cold
- Max UV
- 7 · SPF 50
- Wind
- 11 mph
Today, Thursday, October 29, it's a fair beach day in Golden Beach (5/10). The best hours are from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm: sunshine, little wind and a calm sea, though with cool air. Today is the best day of the week.
Beach forecast for the next 7 days
| Day | Rating | Best hours | Swimming | Water | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today | 5Fair beach day | 1:00–5:00 pm | Calm · 3.7 ft | 61 °F | 7 |
| Fri 30 | 3Poor beach day | No good window | Calm · 2.2 ft | 61 °F | 9 |
| Sat 31 | 3Poor beach day | No good window | Calm · 2.3 ft | 62 °F | 8 |
| Sun 1 | 5Fair beach day | 2:00–5:00 pm | Calm · 2.3 ft | 61 °F | 8 |
| Mon 2 | 4Poor beach day | 11:00 am–1:00 pm | Calm · 1.8 ft | 62 °F | 8 |
| Tue 3 | 1Not a beach day | No good window | Use care · 3.3 ft | 62 °F | — |
| Wed 4 | 1Not a beach day | No good window | Calm · 2.0 ft | 62 °F | — |
Each rating comes from sun, temperature, rain, wind, waves, UV, water temperature and, where there is one, the tide.
Today in detail
- Sunny
- Cross-shore breeze (10 mph)
- Calm for swimming: 3.7 ft waves
- UV 7 (high): SPF 50 sunscreen
- Feels like 67 °F: a bit cool
- Water at 61 °F (cold)
Today, hour by hour
- Swimming Calm · 3.7 ft
3.7 ft waves: calm for swimming. Low rip current risk. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
- Water 61 °F
Cold: ease in slowly.
- Sun & sunscreen UV 7 · SPF 50
Max UV 7 (high): SPF 50 sunscreen, reapplied every 2 hours.
- Wind 11 mph
Cross-shore breeze (11 mph).
- Tide & sand
We don't show the tide for Golden Beach, so it doesn't count in the rating.
The best window, 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm, brings sunshine, little wind and a calm sea, though with cool air.
We don't have data on jellyfish, sargassum or beach closures: ask the lifeguard or check with the local beach authority.
Today, hour by hour
| Time | Rating | Sky | Feels like | Wind | Waves | UV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7:00 am | 0 | Overcast | 53 °F | 9 mph | 3.2 ft | 0 |
| 8:00 am | 0 | Partly cloudy | 53 °F | 9 mph | 3.2 ft | 1 |
| 9:00 am | 0 | Light drizzle | 55 °F | 10 mph | 3.3 ft | 2 |
| 10:00 am | 0 | Light drizzle | 56 °F | 11 mph | 3.3 ft | 2 |
| 11:00 am | 0 | Light drizzle | 58 °F | 11 mph | 3.3 ft | 4 |
| 12:00 pm | 1 | Partly cloudy | 61 °F | 11 mph | 3.4 ft | 5 |
| 1:00 pm | 4 | Mainly clear | 65 °F | 10 mph | 3.5 ft | 7 |
| 2:00 pm | 6 | Clear sky | 67 °F | 10 mph | 3.6 ft | 7 |
| 3:00 pm | 6 | Clear sky | 67 °F | 10 mph | 3.7 ft | 6 |
| 4:00 pm | 6 | Clear sky | 66 °F | 10 mph | 3.7 ft | 4 |
| 5:00 pm | 3 | Clear sky | 64 °F | 10 mph | 3.7 ft | 2 |
| 6:00 pm | 3 | Clear sky | 61 °F | 9 mph | 3.6 ft | 1 |
Beach hours only: from one hour after sunrise to half an hour before sunset.
Beaches near Golden Beach
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- Golden Beach 1.5 mi · SW
- Restrooms
- Parking
- Flamingo Beach 6.2 mi · SW
- Restrooms
- Parking
Named beaches within 6.2 mi, nearest first. Amenities from OpenStreetMap: some may be missing or out of date. View on OpenStreetMap · Add or fix on OpenStreetMap
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How we rate a beach day
We rate every beach hour from 0 to 10 with simple, fixed rules:
- Adds: sunshine (up to 3 points, fewer with more clouds), warmth (up to 4, from the feels-like temperature; ideal between 81 °F and 91 °F), a calm sea (1), water at 70 °F or warmer (1; from 64 °F, half) and low or mid tide (1: more sand). Anything without data is left out and the rest is scaled to 10.
- Takes away: cold (feels-like below 64 °F, 1 to 4 points), rain (half a point if likely, up to 6 if it rains; thunderstorms, 8), wind from force 4, about 12 mph (1 to 6 points; half a point more if offshore, which blows inflatables out to sea, or onshore, which churns the water), waves (1 to swim with care, 4 if dangerous, 1 more for high rip current risk), very high UV (half a point; extreme, 1), water below 59 °F (1) and spring high tides (1: little sand left).
- Swimming: calm, use care (waves from 2.6 ft, or long swell) or dangerous (from 6.6 ft, or 4.9 ft with a long period), based on how much of the wave reaches this shore given the way it faces. In the U.S., today's and tomorrow's rip current risk comes from the National Weather Service surf zone forecast when it issues one; otherwise we estimate it from the waves.
- Best windows: runs of 2 to 5 hours rated 4 or more and close to the best hour, at least one hour apart.
- Day rating: the average of the best window; a 2-hour window keeps 85% of it and a 3-hour window 95%.
Today, in the best window: sun 2.8 of 3, warmth 1 of 4, calm sea 1 of 1 and water 0 of 1.
It's a guide, not a guarantee: weather changes and every beach is different. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
Questions about the beach in Golden Beach
Is it a beach day in Golden Beach today?
A fair beach day: 5/10. Best from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm, with sunshine, little wind and a calm sea, though with cool air.
What are the swimming conditions in Golden Beach today?
3.7 ft waves: calm for swimming. Low rip current risk. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
How warm is the water in Golden Beach?
About 61 °F today: cold. That's the sea surface temperature offshore; it can differ a little at the shoreline.
How much sun protection do I need in Golden Beach today?
UV reaches 7 (high): SPF 50 sunscreen, sunglasses and a hat.
What about tomorrow? Will it be a beach day in Golden Beach?
Tomorrow, Friday, October 30: a poor beach day (3/10).
What beaches are near Golden Beach?
Golden Beach (1.5 mi) and Flamingo Beach (6.2 mi). See below for amenities and water quality.
Are there jellyfish or sargassum today?
We don't know: there's no open data on jellyfish, sargassum or closures for each beach. Ask the lifeguard, check the flags or the local beach authority's website.
How is the rating worked out?
From the hourly forecast: sun and clouds, feels-like temperature, rain, wind (and whether it blows onshore or offshore), waves and their period, UV, water temperature and, where there is one, the tide. Each factor adds or takes away a fixed number of points and the rating sums them up out of 10.
More about Golden Beach today
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Our own calculation, using the Open-Meteo forecast (ECMWF, NOAA GFS, Météo-France, Copernicus Marine and CAMS, CC BY 4.0) and the sun from astronomy-engine.