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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 Thursday 14 May 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
18.3° 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 3AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (15 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (15 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Garbage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 14 | Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | |
229 | 322 | 322 | 318 | 293 | 280 | 243 | 243 | 243 | 246 | 268 | 268 | 220 | 327 | 333 | 402 | 524 | 776 | 761 | 1087 | 970 | 968 | 784 | 694 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 7:58PM1.89m | 9:05AM1.24m | 8:34PM2.01m | 9:58AM1.22m | 9:13PM2.08m | 10:52AM1.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:01AM-0.26m | 2:22PM0.39m | 3:47AM-0.41m | 3:01PM0.47m | 4:35AM-0.48m | 3:42PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
 kJ | 179 | 322 | 322 | 318 | 293 | 280 | 161 | 163 | 160 | 160 | 154 | 186 | 220 | 327 | 333 | 402 | 524 | 776 | 761 | 1087 | 970 | 968 | 784 | 694 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 229 | 173 | 154 | 149 | 112 | 141 | 243 | 243 | 243 | 246 | 268 | 268 | 214 | 214 | 214 | 211 | 183 | 180 | 157 | 123 | 120 | 118 | 118 | 118 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | W 16 | S 9 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 53 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 175 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 160 | 161 | 276 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 135 | 160 | 160 | 17 | 54 | 54 | 103 | 103 | 159 | 160 | 271 |
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