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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 Wednesday 22 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
18.4° C
(Which is 2.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Garbage today?
The current surf forecast for Garbage at 10AM is: 0.7m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (22 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Evening (22 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
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 Wed morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | W 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | |
107 | 178 | 273 | 273 | 243 | 229 | 149 | 203 | 201 | 266 | 266 | 263 | 186 | 172 | 169 | 167 | 167 | 167 | 165 | 163 | 149 | 141 | 101 | 101 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | on | on | on | glassy | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 00:40AM1.67m | 3:58PM0.95m | 2:00AM1.51m | 5:25PM1.06m | 3:37AM1.41m | 6:13PM1.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:45AM-0.12m | 7:30PM0.85m | 10:08AM-0.07m | 9:45PM0.85m | 11:20AM-0.05m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | W 12 | W 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | W 10 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SSW 13 | W 7 | W 6 |
 kJ | 107 | 99 | 166 | 273 | 116 | 164 | 71 | 56 | 98 | 171 | 221 | 191 | 156 | 100 | 77 | 60 | 65 | 50 | 64 | 81 | 86 | 141 | 83 | 67 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 56 | 75 | 273 | 114 | 243 | 99 | 149 | 203 | 201 | 266 | 266 | 263 | 186 | 172 | 169 | 167 | 167 | 167 | 165 | 163 | 149 | 41 | 101 | 101 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 13 | W 13 | W 14 | W 13 | SSW 13 | W 10 | SSW 11 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | W 14 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | W 12 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 14 | WNW 13 | WSW 15 | W 13 |
| kJ | 46 | 178 | 114 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 101 | 47 | 48 | 84 | 84 | 16 | 37 | 36 | 28 | 27 | 36 | 34 | 58 | 35 | 41 | 16 | 21 | 30 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 4 | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 64 | 15 | — | 149 | 188 | 229 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 83 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 784 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 56 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 161 | 638 | 6 | 6 |
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