Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Garbage today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Garbage at 5PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Garbage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 19°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 10 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 600 | 523 | 697 | 697 | 687 | 668 | 631 | 561 | 293 | 561 | 268 | 232 | 264 | 191 | 189 | 189 | 261 | 149 | 241 | 144 | 114 | 113 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 11:00AM1.30m | 10:10PM1.84m | 11:28AM1.35m | 10:42PM1.75m | 11:56AM1.40m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:11PM0.60m | 5:16AM-0.10m | 4:48PM0.58m | 5:42AM-0.02m | 5:30PM0.56m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | W 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 600 | 523 | 697 | 697 | 687 | 668 | 631 | 561 | 293 | 561 | 268 | 232 | 264 | 108 | 189 | 189 | 261 | 149 | 241 | 58 | 114 | 88 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 12 | W 7 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | SW 14 | S 10 | S 9 | W 7 | W 8 | WNW 8 | SW 13 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 165 | 162 | 32 | 21 | 20 | 42 | 41 | 26 | 186 | 28 | 156 | 119 | 70 | 191 | 70 | 63 | 38 | 55 | 60 | 144 | 60 | 58 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | S 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 15 | SSW 11 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 22 | 33 | 1 | 35 | — | — | — | 26 | 26 | 31 | 26 | 40 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 26 | 41 | 41 | 76 | 75 | 89 | 113 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 6 | 565 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 221 | 6 | 6 |
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