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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 Wednesday 29 Apr 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
17.6° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Garbage today?
The current surf forecast for Garbage at 11PM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (29 Apr) | 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 ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Sat 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 13 | |
60 | 59 | 57 | 57 | 84 | 84 | 82 | 82 | 53 | 53 | 52 | 51 | 73 | 106 | 138 | 112 | 100 | 74 | 54 | 47 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 31 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | on | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | on | on | |
High Tide | 8:37PM1.74m | 9:21AM1.23m | 9:01PM1.76m | 10:01AM1.17m | 9:26PM1.76m | 10:41AM1.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:27PM0.25m | 3:26AM-0.08m | 2:51PM0.35m | 4:00AM-0.14m | 3:14PM0.45m | 4:34AM-0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
 | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 14 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 |
 kJ | 60 | 59 | 20 | 18 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 24 | 53 | 38 | 39 | 51 | 73 | 106 | 138 | 112 | 100 | 74 | 54 | 47 | 32 | 30 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 23 | 23 | 57 | 57 | 84 | 84 | 82 | 82 | 18 | 53 | 52 | 51 | 48 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WNW 13 | SSW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 10 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 23 | 23 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 9 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 23 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 638 | 328 | 60 | 0 | 17 | 15 | 0 | 6 | 304 | 56 | 0 | 39 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 46 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 13 | 135 |
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