Garbage Beach is a west-facing reef break in California that picks up swells from the south through northwest, with an optimal direction from the southwest. It prefers mid tide conditions and is offshore with easterly winds.
Face
3.5ft
17s period
Swell
SW
225°
Windcross-on
11 mph
WNW
Tide
↓3.9 ft
falling
ConditionsMixed
Mixed
31% wind sea
Swell breakdown
nwps
P1 (primary)
S
1.3ft
12s
52%
P2 (secondary)
SSW
1.0ft
17s
33%
Wind sea
W
0.9ft
4s
not surfable
not surfable
P3 (tertiary)
SW
0.7ft
14s
14%
Swell components (ft) · next 48h
Wind speed (mph) · next 48h
Tide (ft) · next 48h
Spot info
Breakreef
Tide preferencemid
Crowdheavy
Hazardsrocks, reef, shallow, crowds, localism, cold water
