Garbage Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.72° N 117.26° W

Garbage 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Garbage sea temperature is
23.7°C
3.5° 

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 (02 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Garbage at 9PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)--
Afternoon (02 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (02 Sep)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 20°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
3
2
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.6
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.8
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
1
SW
18
1
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
1
SW
17
0.9
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
209
215
264
209
230
287
227
186
188
366
516
516
588
575
633
536
454
589
651
635
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
W
20
W
20
WNW
15
NW
10
NNW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:45PM1.69m
2:31AM0.92m
1:45PM1.64m
5:46AM0.92m
3:17PM1.62m
Low Tide
8:24PM0.33m
6:27AM0.77m
10:10PM0.29m
6:48AM0.91m
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>
6:24
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:12
7:10
7:09
 mm
Temp °C
20
21
20
20
20
20
20
21
21
21
20
20
20
20
20
21
21
21
21
21
Feels °C
18
20
19
19
20
20
21
20
19
19
19
20
21
21
21
21
20
20
21
22
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