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Garfield surfForecast / Durban/KZN South / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 26 Mar 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
26.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Garfield today?
The current surf forecast for Garfield at 5PM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm March 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Mar) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (26 Mar) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (26 Mar) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Garfield. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 138 | 116 | 127 | 79 | 100 | 202 | 202 | 190 | 153 | 141 | 141 | 232 | 178 | 271 | 279 | 297 | 220 | 232 | 221 | 221 | 163 | 135 | 135 | 114 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross | cross | cross | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:35AM 1.14 | 10:28PM 1.07 | 11:57AM 1.09 | 1:00AM 1.22 | 1:25PM 1.25 | 1:54AM 1.43 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:15PM 0.72 | 5:09AM 0.78 | 6:28PM 0.68 | 7:21AM 0.62 | 7:36PM 0.50 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 26 | Friday 27 | Saturday 28 | Sunday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:03 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 |
| Sunset | - | - | 6:00 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:57 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 2 | - | - | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 |
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