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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 10 pm Thursday 23 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
18.5° C
(Which is 2.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Garbage today?
The current surf forecast for Garbage at 3AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (24 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (24 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Garbage. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu night, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 15 | W 16 | |
169 | 167 | 167 | 167 | 165 | 163 | 149 | 141 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 99 | 99 | 98 | 96 | 90 | 85 | 66 | 65 | 66 | 66 | 69 | 67 | 77 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 5:25PM1.06m | 3:37AM1.41m | 6:13PM1.20m | 5:05AM1.38m | 6:48PM1.35m | 6:14AM1.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:45PM0.85m | 11:20AM-0.05m | 11:33PM0.70m | 12:15PM-0.04m | 00:41AM0.50m | 12:57PM-0.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 |
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Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 6 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
 kJ | 79 | 61 | 44 | 42 | 43 | 62 | 83 | 81 | 61 | 70 | 64 | 66 | 70 | 54 | 96 | 90 | 85 | 49 | 57 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 15 | W 16 |
| kJ | 169 | 167 | 167 | 167 | 165 | 163 | 149 | 141 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 99 | 99 | 98 | 77 | 40 | 39 | 66 | 65 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 67 | 77 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | W 12 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 15 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 16 | WSW 13 | W 13 | W 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 15 |
| kJ | 28 | 27 | 36 | 34 | 58 | 35 | 41 | 41 | 21 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 44 | 17 | 28 | 26 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 51 | 36 | 34 | 30 | 20 | 29 | 57 | 69 | 59 | 46 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 161 | 201 | 56 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 276 | 638 | 197 | 56 | 190 | 190 | 190 | 6 | 1180 | 638 |
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