Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.72° N 117.26° W

Garbage 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 11 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Garbage sea temperature is
23.3°C
5.7° 

Garbage surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Garbage today (12 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Garbage at 2AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm November 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Afternoon (12 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (12 Nov)3ft (0.9m)16s

Table - waves today at Garbage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 22°C on Wed night, min 19°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Sat
14
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
2
2
0
0
2
1
2
2
2
3
1
1
2
1
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
13
0.8
WNW
13
0.8
W
13
0.8
W
12
0.8
WNW
12
0.7
W
12
0.8
WNW
16
0.9
WNW
15
0.9
WNW
14
1.2
W
16
1.2
W
16
1.3
W
16
1.3
W
15
1.3
W
15
1.4
W
15
1.4
W
14
1.5
W
14
1.5
W
14
1.5
W
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
295
290
286
225
209
199
202
146
324
395
341
762
734
836
773
743
847
825
919
932
945
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
5
NW
5
W
5
WNW
0
ESE
5
SW
15
SW
15
SW
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
20
W
20
W
15
WSW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
11:01PM1.07m
9:28AM1.73m
11:58PM1.02m
9:58AM1.64m
1:16AM1.00m
Low Tide
4:34PM-0.03m
3:09AM0.82m
5:17PM0.05m
3:32AM0.88m
6:06PM0.13m
3:57AM0.95m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
cloud
light rain
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4:49
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4:49
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4:47
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2
1
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1
1
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Temp °C
23
22
22
22
21
22
22
22
21
21
21
20
20
21
20
20
19
20
19
19
19
Feels °C
25
25
24
24
24
24
22
21
22
21
21
19
19
19
18
19
18
17
15
17
17
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