Surf with Garmin. Analyse with Dawn Patrol.

Surfing with a Garmin watch? Now you can bring every wave you surf straight into Dawn Patrol.

By connecting your Garmin Connect™ account, your surf sessions will automatically sync into the app, unlocking Dawn Patrol’s industry-leading tracking tools, detailed insights and accurate performance metrics, all together in one place in the app you'll love.

What you need

  • Track your surf with a compatible Garmin watch*
  • An iPhone with both the Dawn Patrol / Garmin Connect apps installed. You can get these on the App Store.
  • An account on both apps (Garmin Connect and Dawn Patrol).


Once you have the above, follow these steps to connect accounts:

  • Open Dawn Patrol on your iPhone
  • Go to Preferences (tap your profile icon in the tab bar, and then the preferences icon in the top-right corner of the screen)
  • Tap the “Connect with Garmin Connect™” button.
  • Enter your Garmin account email and password.
  • Read and acknowledge the data sharing agreement.
  • Track your surf with your Garmin watch via the native surf sports setting.


*Compatible watches;
Watches where Garmin offers native surf activity tracking (multisport and specific "Surf Edition" watches), including the Instinct, Fēnix, Epix, Enduro, Descent, and Quatix series.

Got a Soul Surfer subscription? Link your account to Surfline and get the Surfline forecast right inside Dawn Patrol. You can also add our forecasting widgets to your iPhone home screen. And we’ll send your waves to Surfline Sessions™ so you can relive every ride captured on a Surfline camera.

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