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Garbanzo surfForecast / Great Abaco / Bahamas
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 16 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
25.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Garbanzo today?
The current surf forecast for Garbanzo at 11AM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 1.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Dec) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Garbanzo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
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 kJ (?) | 784 | 634 | 573 | 482 | 426 | 482 | 533 | 295 | 312 | 315 | 455 | 445 | 399 | 554 | 640 | 609 | 572 | 601 | 566 | 566 | 579 | 537 | 549 | 516 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:59AM 0.94 | 5:00PM 0.65 | 5:41AM 0.96 | 5:44PM 0.64 | 6:22AM 0.98 | 6:27PM 0.64 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:27AM 0.26 | 10:48PM 0.16 | 12:12PM 0.24 | 11:29PM 0.15 | 12:55PM 0.22 | 12:11AM 0.14 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:17 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 |
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