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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 Tuesday 28 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
17.7° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Garbage today?
The current surf forecast for Garbage at 1AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (29 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (29 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
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 Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Fri 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SW 16 | W 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | |
50 | 42 | 29 | 65 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 60 | 60 | 59 | 57 | 57 | 84 | 84 | 82 | 82 | 53 | 53 | 52 | 61 | 86 | 103 | 112 | 103 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | |
High Tide | 8:12PM1.68m | 8:41AM1.29m | 8:37PM1.74m | 9:21AM1.23m | 9:01PM1.76m | 10:01AM1.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:01PM0.15m | 2:51AM0.01m | 2:27PM0.25m | 3:26AM-0.08m | 2:51PM0.35m | 4:00AM-0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — |
 | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 13 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 15 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
 kJ | 30 | 30 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 59 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 35 | 49 | 48 | 61 | 86 | 103 | 112 | 103 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 28 | 27 | 29 | 65 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 60 | 60 | 23 | 57 | 57 | 84 | 84 | 82 | 82 | 53 | 53 | 52 | 51 | 48 | 46 | 45 | 44 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 12 | SSW 15 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 50 | 42 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 42 | 23 | 23 | 11 | 23 | 23 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 18 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 13 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 638 | 306 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 135 | 638 | 7 | 56 | 7 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 161 | 56 | 56 | 6 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 135 |
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