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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 Thursday 30 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
17.5° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Garbage today?
The current surf forecast for Garbage at 9PM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
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 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | Sun 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 16 | |
53 | 53 | 52 | 51 | 48 | 59 | 88 | 89 | 81 | 59 | 56 | 44 | 45 | 45 | 28 | 31 | 29 | 41 | 65 | 65 | 72 | 72 | 71 | 70 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 9:01PM1.76m | 10:01AM1.17m | 9:26PM1.76m | 10:41AM1.11m | 9:50PM1.73m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:51PM0.35m | 4:00AM-0.14m | 3:14PM0.45m | 4:34AM-0.16m | 3:38PM0.54m | 5:09AM-0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — |
 | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | WNW 12 | W 5 | W 10 | W 9 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
 kJ | 53 | 36 | 27 | 27 | 35 | 59 | 88 | 89 | 81 | 59 | 56 | 38 | 31 | 30 | 21 | 21 | 29 | 14 | 47 | 39 | 72 | 72 | 71 | 70 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | WSW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 18 | 53 | 52 | 51 | 48 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 45 | 45 | 28 | 31 | 15 | 29 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 40 | 41 | 66 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WSW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 12 | WNW 13 | SSW 12 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 10 | WNW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 16 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 41 | 14 | 28 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 638 | 56 | 15 | 16 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 352 | 638 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 352 |
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