Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Garbage today (12 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Garbage at 9PM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Garbage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 211 | 310 | 254 | 251 | 251 | 203 | 203 | 245 | 242 | 344 | 344 | 287 | 273 | 262 | 255 | 263 | 258 | 255 | 375 | 370 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:33PM2.12m | 10:39AM1.54m | 10:17PM2.00m | 11:13AM1.59m | 10:59PM1.82m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:30PM0.42m | 4:32AM-0.30m | 4:17PM0.35m | 5:05AM-0.18m | 5:03PM0.33m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 211 | 310 | 254 | 251 | 251 | 203 | 203 | 245 | 242 | 344 | 344 | 287 | 273 | 262 | 255 | 206 | 251 | 206 | 251 | 293 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 109 | 44 | 44 | 26 | 43 | 41 | 41 | 43 | 40 | 40 | 38 | 98 | 134 | 134 | 183 | 263 | 258 | 255 | 375 | 370 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 10 | SW 13 | W 4 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SSW 21 | SW 20 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 9 | S 12 |
| kJ | 28 | 12 | 21 | 43 | 1 | 39 | 38 | 39 | 29 | 44 | 63 | 32 | 18 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 38 | 26 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 4 | W 4 | W 9 | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | 33 | 2 | 2 | 15 | — | — | — | 14 | 13 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 10 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 789 | 276 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 641 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
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