Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.72° N 117.26° W

Garbage 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Garbage sea temperature is
23.1°C
4.7° 

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 (27 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Garbage at 3PM is: 0.6m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)18s
Afternoon (27 Oct)2ft (0.6m)17s
Evening (27 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 18°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
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)
0
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
17
0.5
SW
17
0.5
SW
17
0.5
SW
17
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
108
192
190
148
145
137
169
214
432
432
432
432
432
421
380
370
427
427
525
553
553
553
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
WNW
15
W
15
W
5
W
5
SW
5
SW
0
WNW
0
ENE
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
W
5
WNW
0
W
5
S
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
9:45AM2.08m
11:14PM1.24m
10:24AM2.05m
00:17AM1.13m
11:08AM1.97m
Low Tide
5:02PM-0.23m
4:06AM0.64m
5:55PM-0.20m
4:42AM0.75m
6:56PM-0.12m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
19
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
19
20
20
19
19
19
19
18
18
19
19
19
19
19
Feels °C
20
20
19
19
21
21
21
21
20
20
19
18
19
19
20
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
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