Garbage Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.72° N 117.26° W

Garbage 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Garbage sea temperature is
23.0°C
3.1° 

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 (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Garbage at 2AM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Afternoon (24 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (24 Sep)3ft (0.9m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat morning, min 20°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
1
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
301
301
301
297
293
285
277
269
322
285
331
355
398
369
380
386
380
374
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
W
15
W
10
W
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
20
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
Wind State
on
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
7:51PM1.71m
8:39AM1.54m
8:26PM1.73m
9:00AM1.65m
9:02PM1.70m
Low Tide
2:33AM0.05m
2:32PM0.40m
2:57AM0.07m
3:07PM0.26m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:43
6:42
 mm
Temp °C
20
20
20
20
20
22
21
22
21
21
21
21
21
23
23
23
23
22
Feels °C
22
22
22
22
22
24
21
23
23
23
23
23
23
24
23
24
24
23
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