Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Garbage today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Garbage at 7AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Garbage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 469 | 463 | 268 | 450 | 450 | 261 | 362 | 431 | 476 | 476 | 319 | 319 | 319 | 319 | 286 | 229 | 288 | 271 | 381 | 376 | 376 | 261 | 302 | 430 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:12AM1.44m | 6:42PM1.46m | 7:30AM1.57m | 7:24PM1.50m | 7:51AM1.70m | 8:06PM1.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:46AM0.20m | 1:03PM0.62m | 1:14AM0.19m | 1:39PM0.42m | 1:41AM0.20m | 2:15PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 7 | W 7 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 469 | 463 | 264 | 450 | 450 | 261 | 362 | 431 | 476 | 476 | 312 | 307 | 299 | 236 | 286 | 229 | 229 | 225 | 381 | 376 | 376 | 61 | 59 | 430 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | WNW 10 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 5 | WNW 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 12 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 7 |
| kJ | 4 | 20 | 268 | 50 | 25 | 181 | 248 | 248 | 42 | 43 | 319 | 319 | 319 | 319 | 98 | 207 | 288 | 271 | 180 | 178 | 151 | 261 | 302 | 71 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | W 15 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 14 | SSW 15 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SW 5 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | SSW 18 | W 12 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | — |
| kJ | 22 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 36 | 89 | 57 | 55 | 149 | 149 | 23 | 42 | 36 | 106 | 211 | 66 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 29 | 38 | 151 | 86 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | — | SW 5 | — | SW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | 10 | 16 | 40 | — | 35 | — | 13 | 13 | 137 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 6 | 0 | 271 | 226 | 124 | 144 | 103 | 201 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 276 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 230 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
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