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Garbage surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Monday 15 Dec 2025 PSTForecast 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
16.9° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Garbage today?
The current surf forecast for Garbage at 8AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 03:00am December 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Garbage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 12 |
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 kJ (?) | 47 | 46 | 62 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 27 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 23 | 38 | 34 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 100 | 130 | 163 | 162 | 165 | 488 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | glass | glass | on | on | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:48AM 1.68 | 7:08PM 1.03 | 6:17AM 1.74 | 7:53PM 1.05 | 6:47AM 1.78 | 8:32PM 1.07 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:16PM 0.58 | 1:08PM 0.10 | 11:52PM 0.65 | 1:43PM -0.02 | 12:25AM 0.70 | 2:15PM -0.11 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 4:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:45 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
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