Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.72° N 117.26° W

Garbage 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Garbage sea temperature is
22.6°C
3.0° 

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 (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Garbage at 12PM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Afternoon (03 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Evening (03 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 35°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
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
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
2
1
0
2
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
206
245
239
224
218
266
276
291
295
242
239
233
209
203
203
203
293
293
289
198
195
192
184
179
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
NE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
WNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
10
NE
10
ENE
5
ESE
10
SW
20
W
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
5
SW
15
WNW
5
W
20
S
10
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
on
glassy
cross
cross-on
High Tide
6:01AM1.06m
3:07PM1.58m
6:33AM1.20m
4:46PM1.61m
7:00AM1.35m
5:59PM1.69m
Low Tide
8:21AM1.04m
11:22PM0.08m
10:56AM0.96m
00:22AM0.00m
12:16PM0.77m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
29
30
30
34
35
34
33
31
32
31
30
33
30
28
31
30
29
30
30
33
31
29
26
25
Feels °C
29
28
27
31
34
31
30
29
29
29
29
31
28
27
30
28
27
28
28
32
29
29
25
26
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