Garie Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Tuesday 07 Apr 2026 AEST
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Garie Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Garie Beach sea temperature is
22.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Garie Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Garie Beach at 8AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 07). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (07 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (07 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

Table - waves today at Garie Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
SE
0.8
SE
1.1
SSE
0.9
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SE
0.9
SE
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.5
ENE
Period(s) (?)99999999910109999101099989915
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1301029999818364952021784433402161761269389858199868188125
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
5
ENE
5
NNW
15
WSW
20
SW
15
S
10
SSW
10
S
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
offcrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:02PM
1.35
11:42AM
0.95
11:44PM
1.30
12:35PM
0.89
12:35AM
1.24
1:42PM
0.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:48AM
0.35
5:06PM
0.49
6:42AM
0.40
5:50PM
0.55
7:46AM
0.44
6:49PM
0.60
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Sunrise--6:11-------6:11-------6:13-----
Sunset-----5:43-------5:42-------5:40--
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161616232927232219201921232120191918172326252221
Feels °C (?)151515222827232017201921222122212019172224232222
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