Garbage surfForecast / CAL – San Diego County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Thursday 30 Apr 2026 PDT
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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) & DateWave HeightWave 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)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly 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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.8
W
7
0.9
W
7
0.9
WNW
7
0.9
W
7
0.8
W
7
0.8
W
7
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
WNW
13
0.3
WNW
12
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.4
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
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)
15
W
15
WSW
5
W
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WSW
10
W
10
S
15
SW
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
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
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6:01
6:01
6:00
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7:29
7:30
7:30
7:30
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)
0.4
SW
14
0.7
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.8
W
7
0.9
W
7
0.9
WNW
7
0.9
W
7
0.8
W
7
0.8
W
7
0.7
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
5
0.3
WNW
12
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
Energy 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)
0.2
SSW
13
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
WNW
13
0.2
WSW
12
0.3
WNW
12
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
Energy 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)
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
10
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.1
SW
18
0.3
SW
16
0.2
WNW
12
0.3
WNW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
13
0.2
WSW
12
Energy 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)
0.7
W
6
0.5
W
5
Energy kJ
36
14
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
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
Best forecast wave conditions in San Diego County
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
1
3
3
4
4
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
9
9
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
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