Garbage Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.72° N 117.26° W

Garbage 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Garbage sea temperature is
21.8° C
2.5° 

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 (15 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Garbage at 9PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)18s
Afternoon (15 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)17s
Evening (15 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 19°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
18
0.5
SW
17
0.4
WSW
17
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.6
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
16
0.9
W
9
0.6
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
15
0.6
WSW
15
0.5
SW
19
0.5
SW
19
0.5
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.6
WSW
15
0.7
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
152
148
115
130
127
173
171
203
203
169
169
121
160
150
144
181
181
181
126
103
103
102
144
305
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
W
15
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
S
10
SSW
10
S
15
S
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
15
S
20
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
25
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:17AM1.34m
10:30PM2.11m
11:58AM1.40m
11:17PM1.94m
12:40PM1.44m
00:05AM1.71m
Low Tide
5:02AM-0.46m
4:25PM0.52m
5:42AM-0.37m
5:17PM0.51m
6:20AM-0.22m
6:12PM0.52m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:52
5:52
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:57
7:57
7:57
7:55
 mm
Temp °C
20
21
21
21
21
21
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
19
20
20
20
20
20
19
19
19
Feels °C
21
22
20
21
22
22
21
20
20
18
18
18
19
19
18
17
19
18
18
19
20
18
19
20
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