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Garbage Surf Forecast
/ CAL – San Diego County (71 breaks) / California (404 breaks) /
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Garbage surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Saturday 02 May 2026 PDTForecast 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
17.1° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Garbage today?
The current surf forecast for Garbage at 1AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (03 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (03 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Garbage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun night, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 2 | Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | Tue 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 12 | WNW 12 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 15 | |
29 | 41 | 65 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 47 | 66 | 75 | 75 | 104 | 54 | 104 | 75 | 104 | 155 | 93 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 94 | 177 | 290 | 134 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 9:50PM1.73m | 11:22AM1.04m | 10:15PM1.69m | 12:09PM0.97m | 10:42PM1.62m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:38PM0.54m | 5:09AM-0.13m | 4:01PM0.62m | 5:47AM-0.09m | 4:23PM0.69m | 6:30AM-0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
 | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 |
13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 15 |
 kJ | 29 | 41 | 65 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 47 | 46 | 75 | 75 | 104 | 54 | 104 | 75 | 104 | 155 | 64 | 64 | 62 | 88 | 88 | 177 | 290 | 134 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | WNW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 15 | 29 | 28 | 65 | 65 | 40 | 41 | 66 | 8 | 7 | 50 | 50 | 23 | 50 | 50 | 25 | 93 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 94 | 67 | 65 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | WSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | S 10 | WSW 12 | SW 18 | S 10 | WNW 16 | WNW 11 | WNW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SW 13 | S 12 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 12 | 15 | 9 | 20 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 31 | 31 | 7 | 14 | 50 | 7 | 25 | 11 | 50 | 22 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 42 | 11 | 80 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 11 | W 3 | W 4 | WSW 4 | W 5 | W 5 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 64 | 39 | 37 | 37 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 55 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 52 | 82 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 352 | 92 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 353 | 352 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 56 | 56 | 255 | 152 | 154 | 190 | 190 | 221 |
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