Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Garbage today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 19s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Garbage at 11AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 19s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Garbage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 21°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 192 | 243 | 350 | 169 | 181 | 165 | 322 | 640 | 763 | 763 | 648 | 581 | 567 | 653 | 644 | 636 | 612 | 581 | 485 | 424 | 418 | 407 | 341 | 419 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | on | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 10:12AM1.51m | 9:54PM1.79m | 10:37AM1.59m | 10:29PM1.68m | 11:03AM1.65m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:08AM-0.04m | 3:58PM0.40m | 4:32AM0.02m | 4:36PM0.34m | 4:56AM0.13m | 5:17PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 |
| kJ | 120 | 108 | 103 | 78 | 74 | 51 | 322 | 640 | 763 | 763 | 648 | 581 | 567 | 653 | 644 | 636 | 612 | 153 | 187 | 149 | 149 | 149 | 115 | 109 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 16 | S 8 | S 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 151 | 243 | 350 | 169 | 113 | 165 | 50 | 49 | 31 | 28 | 26 | 82 | 55 | 65 | 63 | 82 | 106 | 581 | 485 | 424 | 418 | 407 | 341 | 419 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 19 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 21 |
| kJ | 192 | 87 | 87 | 144 | 181 | 109 | 108 | 32 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 26 | 45 | 44 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 15 | 54 | 54 | 221 | 39 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 221 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 221 | 213 | 6 | 6 |
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