Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.72° N 117.26° W

Garbage WaveFinder

Issued: 10 am 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Garbage sea temperature is
22.7°C
3.2° 

Garbage surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Garbage surf forecast from 7 Oct 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Saturday 10 Oct, 5AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period, SW swell with glassy winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Monday 12 Oct, 8AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period, SSW swell with 1,473 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 10 Oct, 5AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Garbage this week:

The surf forecast for Garbage over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Oct 10) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 14s period with a secondary swell of 0.8m and 10s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Garbage in the next 16 days are 3.0m 9s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Oct 12) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.

Wave TypeTime (PDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 5AM (Sat 10th Oct)3ft (0.9m) 14s
Best Surf 5AM (Sat 10th Oct)3ft (0.9m) 14s
Most Powerful 8AM (Mon 12th Oct)10ft (3.0m) 9s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Garbage over the next 16 days.


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