Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Garbage today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Garbage at 6AM is: 0.9m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 18s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Garbage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 32°C on Fri night, min 21°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 384 | 446 | 481 | 460 | 614 | 614 | 607 | 600 | 573 | 617 | 602 | 757 | 595 | 587 | 580 | 674 | 674 | 844 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:57PM1.35m | 7:08AM1.14m | 3:26PM1.28m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:56PM0.35m | 10:27PM0.34m | 9:38AM1.12m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 32 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 26 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 272 | 446 | 481 | 460 | 614 | 614 | 607 | 600 | 573 | 617 | 602 | 757 | 595 | 587 | 580 | 674 | 674 | 844 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | WNW 14 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 384 | 186 | 186 | 186 | 183 | 118 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 113 | 77 | 21 | 73 | 72 | 72 | 73 | 73 | 55 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | W 12 | NW 5 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | W 11 | — | WNW 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 14 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | — | WNW 13 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 14 | 11 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 2 | — | 13 | 17 | 12 | 40 | 127 | 127 | 74 | — | 34 | 36 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | N 2 | NNW 12 | N 12 | NW 12 | N 9 | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 13 | NW 9 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 1 | 47 | 67 | 34 | 2 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 102 | 22 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
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