Cane Garden Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 18.43° N 64.66° W

Issued: 1 pm 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Cane Garden Bay sea temperature is

29.8°C

Cane Garden Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Cane Garden Bay today (20 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with NW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with NW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Cane Garden Bay at 8PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 20). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	13s
Afternoon (20 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	12s
Evening (20 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 27°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 20					Wednesday 21								Thursday 22
	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)	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 13	NW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 10	NW 10	NW 10	NW 10	NW 10	NW 10	NW 10	NW 10	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 10
Wave Graph
kJ	486	435	384	353	307	275	270	270	245	195	108	102	98	98	98	98	98	127	127	125	125
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	ESE	SE	SE	SSE	SE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			4:00PM0.41m				4:14AM0.32m				4:43PM0.40m					5:15AM0.36m				5:24PM0.39m
Low Tide	9:06AM0.16m				10:53PM0.19m				10:17AM0.18m					11:23PM0.17m				11:24AM0.18m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:51	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1
Temp °C	28	28	28	28	28	28	27	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	28
Feels °C	31	31	31	30	31	31	30	31	30	31	31	30	31	31	30	30	29	29	30	30	30
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 13	NW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 10	NW 10	NW 10	NW 10	NW 10	NW 10	NW 10	NW 10	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 10
kJ	486	435	384	353	307	275	270	270	245	195	108	102	98	98	98	98	98	127	127	125	125
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 8	N 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 7	ESE 8	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	NNE 9	NNE 9	N 9	N 9	NNE 9	NNE 9
kJ	33	32	20	19	10	6	4	4	4	4	73	73	51	49	49	49	50	43	43	48	49
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 4	SE 5	WNW 10	E 7	W 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	WNW 10	E 7	E 7	S 5	E 7	E 9	ENE 9	E 8	ENE 8
kJ	6	6	6	6	6	2	1	9	4	2	10	9	9	4	4	1	1	6	8	5	7
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	ESE 4	ESE 4	—	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 4	SE 4	SE 2	SE 3	SE 3	SE 4	SE 5	SE 5
kJ	—	—	—	2	2	—	2	2	2	2	8	8	13	5	5	1	3	5	10	11	14
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	2	2	0	2	2	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
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