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Garbanzo surfForecast / Great Abaco / Bahamas
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 12 Dec 2025 ESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Garbanzo surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Garbanzo sea temperature is
26.2° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Garbanzo today?
The current surf forecast for Garbanzo at 9PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Garbanzo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 10 |
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 kJ (?) | 43 | 40 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 121 | 147 | 102 | 98 | 163 | 167 | 196 | 176 | 189 | 197 | 206 | 185 | 193 | 320 | 654 | 1463 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:47PM 0.82 | 2:39AM 0.87 | 2:37PM 0.75 | 3:30AM 0.90 | 3:27PM 0.70 | 4:17AM 0.92 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:06PM 0.17 | 8:48AM 0.29 | 8:48PM 0.17 | 9:46AM 0.29 | 9:28PM 0.17 | 10:39AM 0.28 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 6:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - |
| Sunset | 5:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 13 |
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