Surf Forecasts:
Garrettstown surf forecast from 30 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 1 Jul, 4AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period, WSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 30 Jun, 7PM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period, WSW swell with 637 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 1 Jul, 4AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with WSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Garrettstown this week:
The surf forecast for Garrettstown over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 01) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.4m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 12s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Garrettstown in the next 16 days are 1.7m 11s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jun 30) at 7PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 3s period and expected on Tuesday (Jun 30) at 10PM.
| Wave Type | Time (IST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4AM (Wed 1st Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 4AM (Wed 1st Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 11s |
| Most Powerful | 7PM (Tue 30th Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Garrettstown over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue night, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 30 | Wednesday 1 | Thursday 2 | Friday 3 | Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 5 | WSW 7 | SW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 4 | WSW 10 | WSW 4 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 593 | 676 | 499 | 186 | 84 | 311 | 174 | 171 | 160 | 108 | 75 | 42 | 100 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 19 | 19 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:32PM3.24m | 6:49AM3.19m | 7:10PM3.28m | 7:26AM3.21m | 7:46PM3.29m | 8:02AM3.21m | 8:23PM3.27m | 8:39AM3.18m | 9:00PM3.22m | 9:17AM3.13m | 9:40PM3.17m | 9:59AM3.07m | 10:24PM3.10m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 12:31PM0.56m | 00:54AM0.58m | 1:09PM0.51m | 1:32AM0.56m | 1:47PM0.49m | 2:09AM0.57m | 2:24PM0.51m | 2:47AM0.60m | 3:02PM0.55m | 3:25AM0.65m | 3:41PM0.62m | 4:06AM0.71m | 4:24PM0.69m | ||||||||
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 | 5:18 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:54 | — | — | 9:54 | — | — | 9:54 | — | — | 9:54 | — | — | 9:53 | — | — | 9:53 | — | — | 9:52 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 9 | S 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 42 | 14 | 499 | 186 | 14 | 5 | 174 | 2 | 160 | 108 | 75 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 15 | 14 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | S 11 | — | S 11 | S 18 | S 17 | S 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 15 | — | 14 | 14 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 21 | 8 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 16 | — | — | S 15 | — | S 18 | S 11 | S 13 | — | — | — | S 12 | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 4 | — | 6 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 10 | NW 4 | — | SW 5 | WSW 7 | NNW 3 | WSW 10 | — | — | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 10 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | — | — | WSW 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 593 | 676 | 10 | — | 84 | 311 | 2 | 171 | — | — | 10 | 42 | 100 | 30 | 5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 121 | 47 | 18 | 123 | 481 | 460 | 18 | 136 | 121 | 136 | 136 | 112 | 112 | 461 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 108 | 123 | 136 | 123 |
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