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Garfield surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 10 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Garfield surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Garfield sea temperature is
25.0° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Garfield today?
The current surf forecast for Garfield at 4AM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (11 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Garfield. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wed 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | |
343 | 298 | 306 | 262 | 705 | 1027 | 328 | 478 | 425 | 339 | 222 | 135 | 92 | 113 | 158 | 494 | 629 | 573 | 346 | 317 | 189 | 431 | 402 | 289 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | |
High Tide | 10:58PM1.23m | 11:25AM1.17m | 00:09AM1.37m | 12:33PM1.29m | 00:59AM1.53m | 1:22PM1.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:06PM0.64m | 5:19AM0.68m | 5:33PM0.57m | 6:28AM0.54m | 6:32PM0.45m | 7:17AM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — |
 | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 |
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Temp °C | 31 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 27 | 26 |
26 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 26 | 23 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 |
 kJ | 203 | 298 | 306 | 262 | 356 | 412 | 328 | 478 | 425 | 339 | 34 | 27 | 56 | 46 | 158 | 494 | 629 | 573 | 346 | 317 | 189 | 431 | 402 | 289 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | ENE 7 | SSE 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SSW 14 | NE 5 | ENE 8 | S 14 |
| kJ | 144 | 106 | 102 | 134 | 131 | 76 | 45 | 60 | 39 | 46 | 222 | 135 | 92 | 113 | 46 | 14 | 19 | 25 | 24 | 19 | 154 | 7 | 24 | 138 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 12 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 18 | S 17 | ENE 5 | E 9 | SE 11 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 21 | 32 | 29 | 46 | 44 | 42 | 40 | 2 | 2 | 39 | 33 | 31 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 158 | 151 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | NNW 3 | SSE 10 | SSE 4 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | — | NE 8 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 343 | 4 | 170 | 6 | 705 | 1027 | — | 95 | 59 | 49 | 62 | — | — | — | — | 43 | 8 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 189 | 277 | 189 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 184 |
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