Garbage Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.72° N 117.26° W

Garbage 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Garbage sea temperature is
21.5° C
2.2° 

Garbage surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Garbage today (13 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Garbage at 4PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (13 Jul)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (13 Jul)2ft (0.6m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed night, min 19°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
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
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
1
1
2
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.7
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SW
18
0.7
SSW
13
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
17
0.4
WSW
17
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.6
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
277
277
140
140
147
232
183
142
136
136
113
154
154
194
249
152
152
148
115
130
127
173
171
169
Wind (km/h)
5
W
10
W
10
W
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
15
NW
25
WNW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
W
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
W
5
SW
5
SW
10
S
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross
High Tide
9:55AM1.22m
8:54PM2.21m
10:36AM1.29m
9:43PM2.19m
11:17AM1.34m
10:30PM2.11m
Low Tide
2:41PM0.62m
4:20AM-0.49m
3:33PM0.56m
5:02AM-0.46m
4:25PM0.52m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:50
5:50
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:58
7:58
7:57
7:57
 mm
Temp °C
19
20
21
20
20
20
21
20
21
22
22
22
22
21
21
20
21
22
22
22
23
22
21
20
Feels °C
21
21
22
19
20
21
22
20
22
22
21
21
22
21
22
21
22
22
21
22
24
24
22
20
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