Customer reviews from Garmin
Garmin - Instinct Solar Surf GPS Smartwatch 45mm Fiber-Reinforced Polymer - Cloudbreak
Average customer rating
3.7
(56 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 56 reviews
5 Stars
25
4 Stars
13
3 Stars
3
2 Stars
7
1 Star
8
Customer Reviews for Garmin - Instinct Solar Surf GPS Smartwatch 45mm Fiber-Reinforced Polymer - Cloudbreak
Customer Rating
4
Great watch, but surf feature doesn't work
on November 30, 2021
Posted by: Deepseamax
Love this watch, highly recommend the Garmin instinct solar, but I wouldn't get the surf version again. I'm an avid surfer, but the surf function doesn't work. It's too sensitive. It'll do stuff like add getting hit by a wave during the paddle out as catching a wave. If you're a surfer you're better off getting a regular instinct solar and using the open swim function. That's what I use for surfing on this watch because distance paddled is a more useful metric than an inaccurate wave count.
That being said Garmin makes a quality product and for every other activity I use it for, lap swimming, cycling, running, etc it works flawlessly.
Response from GarminBy Garmin, Outdoor, December 1, 2021
Thank you for your review. Jenny
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Customer Rating
4
Pretty good
on December 22, 2021
Posted by: SurfSF
Have used for a couple months. HR monitor not so good when compared to chest strap HR, but better while surfing. Can't use IQ store at all, even after following on-line Connect removal, forget and reinstall. The watch is nice, plenty of features, like the tides, and Connect is ok as well.
Response from GarminBy Garmin, Outdoor, December 26, 2021
Thank you for your review. Jenny
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Perfect!
on December 27, 2021
Posted by: Jiro353
Needed a watch to track heart rate and exercise activities and this watch fits the bill!
Response from GarminBy Garmin, Outdoor, December 28, 2021
Thank you for your review. Jenny
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Customer Rating
1
Not the best
on January 8, 2022
Posted by: Sorry
Lots of functions, a few of which are useful and user friendly
Response from GarminBy Garmin, Outdoor, January 10, 2022
Thank you for your review and experience with the Instinct Solar Surf. We would like to discuss this further over email. If you would please email us at product.support@garmin.com.
Thanks Jenny
Thanks Jenny
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Customer Rating
1
Difficult to set up
on January 17, 2022
Posted by: photogman
The instructions that come with the watch are awful. I found some Utube videos but still had trouble setting up the watch. It froze on me. Would have loved to have tried it but sent it back. If Apple can make user friendly watches, why can't Garmin.
Response from GarminBy Garmin, Outdoor, January 18, 2022
Thank you for your review and experience with the Instinct Solar Surf. We would like to discuss this further over email. If you would please email us at product.support@garmin.com.
Thanks Jenny
Thanks Jenny
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Customer Rating
4
Really nice watch.
on January 20, 2022
Posted by: Bull Shark 47
My daughter got this watch for me as a Christmas gift. Very cool watch. Love the surfing feature as well as the tide monitor. Plus all the other things that it can do. Only downside I’ve encountered is that I have to be at a specific beach in order to get the tides for that beach. It utilizes the GPS to obtain the tides. Would be nice to be able to get the tides for a location that I am going to. But, it does do all the tracking of activities as well as pace, steps, calories etc. Solar charging is a bonus.
Response from GarminBy Garmin, Outdoor, January 21, 2022
Thank you for your review. Jenny
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
4
Instinct solar surf
on January 21, 2022
Posted by: Mr. T
Christmas 2021 gift.
Went Snow Skiing 3x early January. Should have taken the time to read entire manual. Not intuitive for old sock like me. Never got results from watch as intended. Yes I made too many rookie mistakes in setting up and concluding the activity. I still have high expectations for using tide info when fishing this summer.
For what ever it’s worth, I gave my two sons a instinct solar each, Trust their more technically minded and will not experience the road bump too.
Went Snow Skiing 3x early January. Should have taken the time to read entire manual. Not intuitive for old sock like me. Never got results from watch as intended. Yes I made too many rookie mistakes in setting up and concluding the activity. I still have high expectations for using tide info when fishing this summer.
For what ever it’s worth, I gave my two sons a instinct solar each, Trust their more technically minded and will not experience the road bump too.
Response from GarminBy Garmin, Outdoor, January 21, 2022
Thank you for your review. Jenny
Written by a customer while visiting Garmin
Customer Rating
5
Solid Watch
on January 24, 2022
Posted by: jonnyx3
Bought this about a month ago and it's been one of the best watches I've owned in a while , it has my local tides and logs many everyday physical activities! Good job Garmin !!
Response from GarminBy Garmin, Outdoor, January 24, 2022
Thank you for your review. Jenny
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