Garbanzo surfForecast / Great Abaco / Bahamas

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 20 May 2026 EDT
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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
27.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Garbanzo today?

The current surf forecast for Garbanzo at 5PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (20 May)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (20 May)4ft (1.2m)8s

Table - waves today at Garbanzo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 25°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Sat
23
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
212
217
217
217
217
262
306
306
338
299
286
286
286
250
250
250
250
244
244
244
244
244
238
238
Wind (km/h)
20
E
15
E
20
E
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
11:28AM0.77m
00:01AM1.12m
12:31PM0.78m
1:00AM1.06m
1:36PM0.80m
1:58AM0.99m
Low Tide
5:19PM0.05m
6:39AM0.10m
6:24PM0.11m
7:36AM0.12m
7:32PM0.16m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:50
7:50
7:51
7:52
1
1
Temp °C
25
25
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
27
27
25
25
26
25
25
25
27
25
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
0.1
N
12
1.4
ESE
8
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
Energy kJ
212
217
217
217
217
262
306
306
299
286
286
3
244
6
6
6
5
5
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
12
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
15
Energy kJ
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
Energy kJ
338
286
250
250
250
250
244
244
244
244
238
238
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
Distance (km)
789
1507
789
789
115
437
115
368
115
1477
1338
1075
525
525
375
405
525
1015
1039
1028
983
922
482
470
Best forecast wave conditions in Great Abaco - Bahamas
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in Bahamas
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
8
9
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