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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 Monday 25 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
19.4° C
(Which is 2.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Garbage today?
The current surf forecast for Garbage at 7PM is: 1.0m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
| Evening (25 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 16s |
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 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thu 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WNW 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | |
482 | 567 | 527 | 416 | 344 | 322 | 318 | 429 | 435 | 375 | 331 | 314 | 288 | 284 | 288 | 293 | 251 | 203 | 203 | 206 | 206 | 203 | 194 | 189 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | |
High Tide | 6:32PM1.58m | 6:55AM1.12m | 7:04PM1.68m | 7:51AM1.09m | 7:33PM1.74m | 8:40AM1.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:01PM0.25m | 1:21AM0.26m | 12:39PM0.35m | 2:06AM0.10m | 1:12PM0.45m | 2:44AM-0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
 | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 |
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Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 11 |
 kJ | 482 | 567 | 527 | 416 | 344 | 322 | 318 | 429 | 435 | 375 | 331 | 314 | 107 | 146 | 212 | 264 | 251 | 191 | 203 | 206 | 54 | 41 | 43 | 163 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | S 9 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 288 | 284 | 288 | 293 | 206 | 203 | 2 | 2 | 206 | 203 | 194 | 189 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | NW 9 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | S 9 | S 9 | WNW 13 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | WNW 12 | W 16 | W 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | S 9 | S 9 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 22 |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 21 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | W 3 | WNW 4 | W 4 | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 6 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | — | — | 11 | 20 | 32 | 35 | 60 | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 117 | 81 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 1089 | 1175 | 6 | 197 | 161 | 56 | 6 | 304 | 565 | 856 | 201 | 56 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
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