Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Garfield today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Garfield at 5AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 2.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.8m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Garfield. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 498 | 1301 | 1331 | 1270 | 1089 | 1089 | 924 | 760 | 659 | 562 | 489 | 400 | 390 | 191 | 151 | 204 | 255 | 277 | 277 | 244 | 386 | 431 | 484 | 434 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:25AM1.70m | 3:50PM1.80m | 4:02AM1.78m | 4:26PM1.89m | 4:37AM1.80m | 5:00PM1.92m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:35AM0.07m | 9:56PM0.10m | 10:09AM-0.02m | 10:32PM0.05m | 10:42AM-0.06m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 450 | 948 | 1331 | 1270 | 1089 | 1089 | 924 | 760 | 659 | 562 | 489 | 400 | 390 | 191 | 151 | 204 | 255 | 277 | 277 | 244 | 386 | 431 | 484 | 434 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 414 | 580 | 66 | 29 | 24 | 24 | 48 | 24 | 36 | 66 | 86 | 82 | 71 | 82 | 108 | 114 | 114 | 91 | 76 | 61 | 27 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 24 | S 23 | S 14 | S 12 | S 10 | E 11 | S 23 | S 23 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | S 10 | S 9 | S 16 | S 16 | S 9 |
| kJ | 105 | 62 | 283 | 429 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 37 | 24 | 18 | 9 | 41 | 41 | 96 | 102 | 141 | 127 | 68 | 62 | 16 | 7 | 20 | 5 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | — | N 4 |
| kJ | 498 | 1301 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 867 | 24 | 836 | 880 | 880 | 880 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 184 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 7 | 0 |
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