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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 am Saturday 16 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 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Garbage today?
The current surf forecast for Garbage at 7AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
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 morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | |
268 | 268 | 268 | 214 | 230 | 279 | 360 | 500 | 480 | 625 | 824 | 575 | 417 | 480 | 661 | 601 | 1009 | 933 | 902 | 702 | 526 | 393 | 330 | 264 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | |
High Tide | 9:58AM1.22m | 9:13PM2.08m | 10:52AM1.17m | 9:57PM2.09m | 11:49AM1.12m | 10:44PM2.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:47AM-0.41m | 3:01PM0.47m | 4:35AM-0.48m | 3:42PM0.54m | 5:27AM-0.49m | 4:27PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
 kJ | 154 | 154 | 186 | 186 | 230 | 279 | 360 | 500 | 480 | 625 | 824 | 575 | 417 | 480 | 661 | 601 | 1009 | 933 | 902 | 702 | 526 | 393 | 330 | 264 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | W 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 268 | 268 | 268 | 214 | 214 | 211 | 211 | 180 | 158 | 123 | 120 | 222 | 386 | 309 | 116 | 84 | 67 | 65 | 62 | 37 | 38 | 72 | 71 | 72 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | W 16 | W 16 | S 9 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SSW 14 | W 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | WNW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 173 | 106 | 31 | 118 | 118 | 116 | 26 | 59 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 48 | 43 | 37 | 37 | 36 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 2 | S 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 13 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 33 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 135 | 160 | 54 | 15 | 54 | 54 | 103 | 160 | 160 | 160 | 638 | 197 | 160 | 54 | 54 | 22 | 15 | 135 | 54 |
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