Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.72° N 117.26° W

Garbage 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 14 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Garbage sea temperature is
22.1°C
3.2° 

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 (15 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Garbage at 5AM is: 1.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Afternoon (15 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Evening (15 Oct)3ft (0.9m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Fri afternoon, min 22°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Thu night, light winds from the ENE by Sat morning).

Wed
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
2
1
2
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
1
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.7
SW
20
0.7
SW
20
0.7
SW
20
0.8
SW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
435
429
429
429
429
429
424
424
424
309
309
305
301
301
388
388
388
446
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
30
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
20
NNE
30
ENE
30
E
30
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
1:05AM1.01m
11:21AM1.59m
3:03AM0.95m
11:53AM1.47m
Low Tide
6:35PM0.18m
4:48AM0.86m
7:35PM0.28m
4:24AM0.94m
8:56PM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
22
22
22
22
23
26
28
31
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28
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32
32
30
30
Feels °C
20
20
21
20
19
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26
22
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23
25
25
26
25
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