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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 10 pm Monday 04 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
17.2° 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 4AM is: 0.6m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (05 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 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 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon night, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | |
91 | 91 | 94 | 177 | 290 | 134 | 132 | 134 | 134 | 215 | 233 | 239 | 242 | 242 | 239 | 137 | 123 | 127 | 127 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 127 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 10:42PM1.62m | 1:05PM0.90m | 11:13PM1.54m | 2:24PM0.87m | 11:50PM1.44m | 4:26PM0.91m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:30AM-0.01m | 4:45PM0.76m | 7:21AM0.07m | 5:05PM0.83m | 8:22AM0.13m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 |
— | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 5 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
 kJ | 63 | 88 | 88 | 177 | 290 | 134 | 132 | 134 | 134 | 24 | 233 | 239 | 242 | 242 | 239 | 137 | 123 | 127 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 128 | 128 | 127 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SW 15 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 6 | W 5 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 6 | WNW 11 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 91 | 91 | 94 | 67 | 65 | 59 | 57 | 34 | 33 | 215 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 16 | 28 | 28 | 16 | 13 | 127 | 128 | 128 | 23 | 12 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | SW 13 | S 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 12 | S 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 14 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 42 | 41 | 40 | 42 | 11 | 80 | 49 | 11 | 10 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 9 | 9 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 10 | W 10 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 5 | 30 | 31 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 28 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 24 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 102 | 6 | 91 | 56 | 225 | 638 | 638 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 221 | 6 |
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