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Garbanzo surfForecast / Great Abaco / Bahamas
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 11 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
26.4° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Garbanzo today?
The current surf forecast for Garbanzo at 5AM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Garbanzo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
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 kJ (?) | 450 | 240 | 377 | 328 | 217 | 188 | 147 | 101 | 101 | 99 | 101 | 90 | 64 | 43 | 28 | 21 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 47 | 47 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:44AM 0.82 | 12:55PM 0.90 | 1:43AM 0.85 | 1:47PM 0.82 | 2:39AM 0.87 | 2:37PM 0.75 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:41AM 0.23 | 7:21PM 0.16 | 7:46AM 0.27 | 8:06PM 0.17 | 8:48AM 0.29 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:46 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 26 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
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