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Lat Long: 30.07° S 30.88° E

Garfield WaveFinder

Issued: 7 am 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Garfield sea temperature is
22.9°C
0.5° 

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


Garfield surf forecast from 26 Oct 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Sunday 1 Nov, 5AM (local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 7s period, NE swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Tuesday 27 Oct, 2PM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period, SE swell with 897 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 26 Oct, 2PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with SE 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 Monday (Oct 26) at 2PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.9m and 6s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Garfield in the next 16 days are 2.5m 8s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Oct 27) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.3m 2s period and expected on Thursday (Oct 29) at 8AM.

Wave TypeTime (SAST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 2PM (Mon 26th Oct)3ft (0.9m) 6s
Best Surf 5AM (Sun 1st Nov)8ft (2.4m) 7s
Most Powerful 2PM (Tue 27th Oct)8ft (2.5m) 8s

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


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