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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 3 pm Tuesday 02 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
17.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Garbage today?
The current surf forecast for Garbage at 6PM is: 1.1m 18s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm December 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 18s |
| Evening (02 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Garbage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 649 | 758 | 733 | 859 | 783 | 746 | 728 | 605 | 597 | 582 | 545 | 434 | 343 | 411 | 333 | 324 | 232 | 171 | 229 | 178 | 123 | 84 | 77 | 73 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | on | cross- on | glass | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | glass | cross- on | cross | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | glass | glass | glass |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:29PM 1.24 | 6:53AM 2.14 | 8:23PM 1.24 | 7:34AM 2.22 | 9:17PM 1.23 | 8:18AM 2.23 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:26PM -0.21 | 12:36AM 0.49 | 2:13PM -0.39 | 1:18AM 0.55 | 3:00PM -0.49 | 2:02AM 0.61 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 02 | Wednesday 03 | Thursday 04 | Friday 05 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:33 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:35 | - |
| Sunset | - | 4:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:42 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
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