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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 07 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
17.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Garbage today?
The current surf forecast for Garbage at 6AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
| Evening (08 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
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 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 7 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 9 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 16 | SSW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | |
97 | 65 | 63 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 77 | 109 | 109 | 111 | 76 | 212 | 202 | 107 | 124 | 161 | 251 | 432 | 330 | 252 | 249 | 370 | 444 | 439 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 00:43AM1.33m | 5:27PM0.99m | 2:15AM1.23m | 5:47PM1.10m | 3:58AM1.18m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:32PM0.90m | 9:28AM0.16m | 8:29PM0.95m | 10:29AM0.16m | 10:39PM0.87m | 11:18AM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 9 | SW 19 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 18 | SW 17 |
 kJ | 27 | 25 | 35 | 36 | 52 | 59 | 61 | 47 | 47 | 36 | 76 | 96 | 108 | 107 | 109 | 118 | 99 | 432 | 103 | 99 | 88 | 78 | 444 | 439 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 19 | W 9 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 97 | 65 | 63 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 109 | 109 | 111 | 61 | 212 | 202 | 86 | 124 | 161 | 251 | 110 | 330 | 252 | 249 | 370 | 120 | 117 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 17 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SSW 20 | SW 16 | S 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 10 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 12 | 26 | 46 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 77 | 61 | 60 | 43 | 49 | 72 | 57 | 100 | 99 | 149 | 163 | 15 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 18 | 35 | 34 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 44 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 221 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 160 | 6 |
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