Garfield Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.07° S 30.88° E

Garfield WaveFinder

Issued: 1 am 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Garfield sea temperature is
21.4° C
0.2° 

Garfield surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Garfield surf forecast from 22 Aug 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Sunday 23 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period, S swell with cross-shore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Wednesday 26 Aug, 8PM (local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 17s period, S swell with 3,164 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 22 Aug, 2PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with S swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Garfield this week:

The surf forecast for Garfield over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 22) at 2PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 15s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 8s. Another secondary swell of 0.9m and 5s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Garfield in the next 16 days are 2.3m 17s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 26) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 4s period and expected on Monday (Aug 24) at 11PM.

Wave TypeTime (SAST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 2PM (Sat 22nd Aug)2.5ft (0.7m) 15s
Best Surf 5AM (Sun 23rd Aug)10ft (3.0m) 10s
Most Powerful 8PM (Wed 26th Aug)7.5ft (2.3m) 17s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Garfield over the next 16 days.


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