Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.72° N 117.26° W

Garbage 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Garbage sea temperature is
22.4°C
3.3° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Garbage at 2AM is: 0.9m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)17s
Afternoon (13 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Evening (13 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
3
3
2
0
0
2
2
2
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
15
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
1.3
SW
17
1.3
SW
17
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
418
455
455
455
974
940
677
661
496
644
636
628
620
605
589
523
435
429
Wind (km/h)
10
W
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
15
NNW
10
N
5
NNE
5
N
10
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:14PM1.25m
10:32AM1.80m
00:02AM1.12m
10:56AM1.71m
Low Tide
5:08PM0.02m
4:19AM0.63m
5:49PM0.08m
4:37AM0.75m
6:35PM0.18m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
21
22
22
22
21
Feels °C
16
16
16
17
17
16
15
16
18
17
17
18
18
19
18
18
18
18
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