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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 Tuesday 19 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
18.3° 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 10AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (19 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
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 19°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Thu 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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | |
214 | 172 | 121 | 119 | 116 | 114 | 93 | 114 | 112 | 224 | 162 | 122 | 119 | 113 | 143 | 109 | 137 | 303 | 236 | 106 | 136 | 174 | 174 | 174 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | on | on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 12:52PM1.09m | 11:36PM1.90m | 2:01PM1.08m | 00:36AM1.73m | 3:14PM1.12m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:21AM-0.42m | 5:19PM0.69m | 7:19AM-0.32m | 6:25PM0.76m | 8:20AM-0.19m | 7:51PM0.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 5 | W 10 | W 10 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 13 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 |
 kJ | 214 | 172 | 121 | 119 | 116 | 114 | 85 | 114 | 112 | 12 | 75 | 52 | 119 | 113 | 143 | 109 | 123 | 303 | 236 | 106 | 136 | 174 | 174 | 174 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 21 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 10 | W 10 | W 13 | SSW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | W 5 | W 6 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 37 | 38 | 75 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 224 | 89 | 122 | 50 | 50 | 87 | 50 | 137 | 136 | 134 | 15 | 15 | 92 | 89 | 89 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 13 | SW 21 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | W 5 | SW 19 | W 5 | W 5 | S 14 | S 14 | WNW 12 | W 5 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 70 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 93 | 93 | 66 | 65 | 57 | 162 | 50 | 49 | 49 | 50 | 7 | 133 | 12 | 14 | 106 | 103 | 27 | 14 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 304 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
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