Garbage Heap Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.12° N 63.02° W

Garbage Heap 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Garbage Heap sea temperature is
28.6° C
0.2° 

Garbage Heap surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Garbage Heap today (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Garbage Heap at 5AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)5ft (1.5m)6s
Afternoon (12 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (12 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

Table - waves today at Garbage Heap. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Thu morning). Mainly strong winds.

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
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
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.5
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.6
E
6
1.7
E
7
1.8
E
7
1.9
E
7
1.9
E
7
1.9
E
7
1.9
E
7
1.9
E
7
1.9
E
7
2
E
7
2
E
8
1.9
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
125
129
182
182
196
181
192
230
187
247
302
357
377
378
389
392
392
439
451
430
397
407
383
438
Wind (km/h)
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
40
E
40
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
35
E
35
E
35
E
40
E
35
E
35
E
35
E
30
E
30
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:20AM0.24m
8:40PM0.38m
6:58AM0.26m
9:17PM0.36m
8:28AM0.28m
9:48PM0.33m
Low Tide
2:31AM0.23m
12:46PM0.03m
2:49AM0.22m
1:45PM0.06m
3:14AM0.20m
2:44PM0.10m
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:52
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:39
6:39
6:38
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
27
27
27
27
26
27
27
27
28
28
28
28
27
Feels °C
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
25
24
26
26
26
26
24
25
25
25
27
28
28
28
26
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