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Garbanzo surfForecast / Great Abaco / Bahamas
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 14 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
25.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Garbanzo today?
The current surf forecast for Garbanzo at 1AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 14). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Garbanzo. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 189 | 197 | 206 | 185 | 193 | 406 | 1165 | 1631 | 998 | 910 | 998 | 725 | 772 | 628 | 473 | 464 | 464 | 941 | 869 | 303 | 312 | 455 | 455 | 455 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | glass | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 3:27PM 0.70 | 4:17AM 0.92 | 4:14PM 0.67 | 4:59AM 0.94 | 5:00PM 0.65 | 5:41AM 0.96 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 9:28PM 0.17 | 10:39AM 0.28 | 10:08PM 0.17 | 11:27AM 0.26 | 10:48PM 0.16 | 12:12PM 0.24 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:48 | - | - |
| Sunset | 5:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 3 | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
| Feels °C (?) | 26 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 20 |
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