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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 am Sunday 17 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
18.5° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Garbage today?
The current surf forecast for Garbage at 2PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
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 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wed 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 21 | |
541 | 417 | 379 | 443 | 452 | 649 | 635 | 714 | 726 | 617 | 446 | 393 | 330 | 268 | 214 | 169 | 160 | 116 | 114 | 93 | 93 | 85 | 83 | 224 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 10:52AM1.17m | 9:57PM2.09m | 11:49AM1.12m | 10:44PM2.03m | 12:52PM1.09m | 11:36PM1.90m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:42PM0.54m | 5:27AM-0.49m | 4:27PM0.62m | 6:21AM-0.42m | 5:19PM0.69m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 |
 | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | 7:44 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 |
 kJ | 541 | 417 | 379 | 443 | 452 | 649 | 635 | 714 | 726 | 617 | 446 | 393 | 330 | 268 | 214 | 169 | 160 | 116 | 114 | 82 | 82 | 85 | 83 | 56 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 21 |
| kJ | 120 | 161 | 163 | 116 | 116 | 84 | 67 | 65 | 62 | 37 | 38 | 72 | 71 | 72 | 37 | 38 | 75 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 224 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 31 | 118 | 118 | 12 | 26 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 48 | 43 | 37 | 37 | 36 | 70 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 93 | 93 | 66 | 65 | 57 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 135 | 160 | 304 | 160 | 15 | 54 | 46 | 0 | 160 | 178 | 54 | 54 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
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