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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 Saturday 30 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
18.2° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Garbage today (30 May):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 22s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Garbage at 9PM is: 0.5m 22s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 22s |
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 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 30 | Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tue 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 14 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | |
123 | 127 | 229 | 227 | 227 | 358 | 328 | 469 | 459 | 455 | 730 | 708 | 486 | 470 | 528 | 614 | 600 | 695 | 763 | 648 | 547 | 527 | 508 | 502 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | |
High Tide | 8:58PM1.79m | 10:45AM1.05m | 9:28PM1.77m | 11:24AM1.04m | 9:59PM1.74m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:41PM0.66m | 4:26AM-0.17m | 3:12PM0.69m | 5:00AM-0.16m | 3:43PM0.73m | 5:37AM-0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — |
 | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 |
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Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | SW 19 | SW 19 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
 kJ | 35 | 36 | 43 | 44 | 41 | 74 | 161 | 195 | 230 | 245 | 730 | 708 | 184 | 181 | 528 | 614 | 600 | 695 | 763 | 648 | 547 | 527 | 508 | 502 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 11 | W 6 | W 6 | W 11 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 123 | 87 | 83 | 227 | 227 | 358 | 328 | 469 | 459 | 455 | 212 | 177 | 486 | 470 | 77 | 57 | 54 | 143 | 40 | 30 | 83 | 28 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 12 | S 13 | S 16 | S 16 | W 11 | W 11 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 70 | 127 | 229 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 66 | 129 | 177 | 49 | 14 | 57 | 109 | 39 | 13 | 20 | 42 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 135 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 56 | 6 | 6 | 39 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
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