Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.72° N 117.26° W

Garbage 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Garbage sea temperature is
22.2°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 (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 20s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 20s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Garbage at 4AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 21s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (16 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)20s
Evening (16 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)20s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat morning).

Thu
15
Friday
16
Saturday
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
1
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.7
SW
20
0.7
SW
20
0.7
SW
20
0.8
SW
19
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
1
SW
18
1
SW
18
1
SW
18
1
SW
18
1
SW
17
1
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
424
309
309
305
301
301
388
388
388
446
481
460
614
614
607
600
573
527
Wind (km/h)
10
E
25
NNE
20
N
20
NNE
20
NE
20
E
35
ENE
35
E
25
E
25
NE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
0
WNW
5
WSW
10
N
10
E
5
NE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
3:03AM0.95m
11:53AM1.47m
12:57PM1.35m
Low Tide
7:35PM0.28m
4:24AM0.94m
8:56PM0.35m
10:27PM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
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Temp °C
29
29
28
28
28
30
32
31
30
30
29
28
26
28
28
28
28
27
Feels °C
26
23
23
23
23
25
24
23
24
23
24
24
22
26
25
25
25
24
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