Garbage Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.72° N 117.26° W

Garbage 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Garbage sea temperature is
22.0°C
1.7° 

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 (05 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Garbage at 10PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)--
Afternoon (05 Sep)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (05 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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
1
1
3
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
3
1
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
16
1.3
S
13
1
SW
16
1.3
S
13
1.6
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
511
600
496
600
989
1122
979
1110
1026
965
568
1189
1230
1077
1028
996
885
900
797
771
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
4:53PM1.69m
7:35AM1.19m
6:07PM1.81m
8:02AM1.32m
7:05PM1.93m
Low Tide
00:51AM-0.01m
12:04PM0.87m
1:38AM-0.13m
1:07PM0.69m
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:07
7:07
7:06
 mm
1
Temp °C
24
24
24
24
23
23
23
24
27
28
26
23
23
23
23
25
25
24
24
23
Feels °C
23
23
23
23
22
22
22
22
24
27
25
23
24
24
24
25
24
23
23
21
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