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Garbage, United States

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About Garbage

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.

The spot faces W (262°), so it takes swell from the W. The wind blows offshore from the E (82°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 450 m out (1 in 45). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 15°C in February, its coldest month (4/3 wetsuit and boots), and 22°C in August, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually January, February, June and October, with about 4 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Coronado, 8.1 km away (about 15 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 14 surf spots, 2 wind sports spots and 1 dive site.

Water about 20°C: 2 mm shorty. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 6 h 30 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to San Diego International Airport (SAN), direct.

    See flights MDW → SAN · Skyscanner from about £215 returnAd

  2. Getting there. 25 min from the airport to Garbage.

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  3. Accommodation.

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Forecast

The score for intermediates, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct573 ft13 scrumbling372kJ23°C
Mon 19Oct624 ft13 scrumbling411kJ23°C
Tue 20Oct584 ft12 scrumbling351kJ22°C
Wed 21Oct473 ft12 scrumbling270kJ22°C
Thu 22Oct383 ft10 scrumbling124kJ20°C
Fri 23Oct534 ft6 smushy91kJ21°C
Sat 24Oct322 ft6 smushy34kJ22°C
Sun 25Oct282 ft12 scrumbling101kJ21°C
Mon 26Oct182 ft11 scrumbling64kJ21°C
Tue 27Oct363 ft5 smushy32kJ20°C

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. The word under the swell is the wave's shape, our estimate from the sea floor. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for intermediate surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Direct flight MDW to SAN, then 25 min by road. About 6h 30 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Donuts

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 4 ft at 12 s, offshore wind.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Donuts

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 3 ft at 11 s, wind 5 kn (10 km/h).

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Coronado Silver Strand State Beach

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 3 ft at 10 s, offshore wind.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Garbage

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 4 ft at 6 s, offshore wind.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Kings Bay

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 3 ft at 6 s, wind 2 kn (4 km/h).

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight MDW to SAN, then 25 min by road. About 6h 30 door to door

The plan picks the best of 16 spots near Coronado each day: Ab, Bird Shit, Breakers beach, Coronado, Coronado Silver Strand State Beach, Donuts, Garbage, Gator Beach, Ian's Reef, Kings Bay, Newbreak (Nubes), No Surf, Outlet, Pianos, Point Loma (Ralph's), Sunset Cliffs - Osprey.

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Rough cost

About £910–£1,660 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book.

WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn MDW to SAN, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag£215–£445
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Taxiairport and back, shared£15–£25
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£270–£455
Food7 days eating out£260–£480
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£115–£190
Total£910–£1,660

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

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