Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Garbage today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Garbage at 4PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Garbage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 19°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 20 | SW 20 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 18 | 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 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 167 | 161 | 157 | 149 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 207 | 358 | 358 | 342 | 254 | 306 | 306 | 371 | 367 | 299 | 284 | 258 | 255 | 309 | 309 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:49AM1.65m | 1:09AM1.04m | 12:18PM1.55m | 2:56AM0.91m | 12:57PM1.44m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:29AM0.60m | 7:04PM0.31m | 5:41AM0.76m | 8:13PM0.40m | 5:25AM0.88m | 9:57PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | SSW 18 | 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 15 |
| kJ | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 55 | 51 | 207 | 358 | 358 | 342 | 254 | 306 | 306 | 371 | 367 | 299 | 284 | 258 | 255 | 309 | 309 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 |
| kJ | 167 | 161 | 157 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 34 | 33 | 20 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 115 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 162 | 162 | 160 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 20 | SSW 20 | SW 20 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 16 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | W 12 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | W 5 |
| kJ | 23 | 23 | 98 | 149 | 97 | 23 | 83 | 122 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 27 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 25 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 5 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 44 | 5 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 54 | 54 | 304 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 304 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
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