Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.72° N 117.26° W

Garbage 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Garbage sea temperature is
23.8°C
5.9° 

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 (05 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Garbage at 5AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Nov)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (05 Nov)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (05 Nov)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat morning, min 20°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Sat
7
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
3
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.8
WNW
13
1.1
W
13
0.8
W
12
0.6
SW
14
1
W
12
0.9
W
12
0.9
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.4
SW
17
0.5
SW
13
0.5
W
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.6
SW
15
0.6
WNW
16
0.8
WNW
17
0.8
WNW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
238
160
232
380
190
160
280
220
133
133
127
127
84
85
104
104
103
142
188
381
346
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
0
NW
5
N
5
NNE
5
NE
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
5
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
5
NE
5
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
5
ENE
5
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
5:44PM1.46m
6:18AM1.76m
6:35PM1.43m
6:46AM1.86m
7:22PM1.38m
Low Tide
00:01AM0.18m
12:52PM0.20m
00:33AM0.27m
1:32PM0.05m
1:02AM0.37m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
20
20
20
20
20
21
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22
22
22
22
21
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23
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23
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23
23
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Feels °C
20
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
22
21
21
19
19
21
21
21
21
22
22
21
20
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