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Garbage Surf Forecast
/ CAL – San Diego County (71 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Garbage surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Saturday 25 Apr 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Garbage surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Garbage sea temperature is
17.7° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Garbage today?
The current surf forecast for Garbage at 2AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (26 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (26 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Garbage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat night, min 14°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 12 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 15 | W 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | |
85 | 66 | 65 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 67 | 77 | 47 | 49 | 56 | 56 | 57 | 64 | 65 | 65 | 64 | 45 | 45 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 50 | 42 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 6:48PM1.35m | 6:14AM1.38m | 7:18PM1.48m | 7:10AM1.37m | 7:46PM1.59m | 7:58AM1.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:41AM0.50m | 12:57PM-0.00m | 1:32AM0.30m | 1:31PM0.06m | 2:14AM0.14m | 2:01PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 |
1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | W 13 | W 5 | W 5 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | SSW 12 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | W 13 | W 13 |
 kJ | 85 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 49 | 56 | 32 | 18 | 13 | 65 | 65 | 64 | 27 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 15 | W 16 | W 14 | W 13 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 14 | W 14 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 39 | 66 | 65 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 67 | 77 | 32 | 31 | 34 | 56 | 57 | 64 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 45 | 45 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 13 | W 14 | SSW 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | SSW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 26 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 21 | 34 | 34 | 30 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 46 | 41 | 26 | 33 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 50 | 42 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 5 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | — | WNW 5 | — | — | W 5 | W 5 |
| kJ | 22 | 20 | 21 | 35 | 38 | 40 | 31 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | — | — | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | — | 12 | — | — | 13 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 56 | 190 | 190 | 190 | 638 | 1311 | 1309 | 421 | 56 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 304 | 638 | 6 | 56 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 638 | 638 |
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