Garie Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Wednesday 06 May 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
21.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Garie Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Garie Beach at 7PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 06). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)--
Afternoon (06 May)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (06 May)5ft (1.6m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu morning, light winds from the SW by Fri night).

Wed
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
3
3
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
!
!
3
3
2
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.7
SSW
8
2.1
S
9
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
11
3
S
12
2.5
S
11
2.2
S
10
1.9
S
10
1.6
S
10
1.7
S
10
2.1
S
11
2.2
S
10
2.5
S
12
2.5
S
12
3
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
506
487
477
492
432
424
356
300
250
331
670
2522
2806
2069
1456
989
701
472
601
1065
1026
1709
1993
2374
Wind (km/h)
10
E
15
ENE
15
NNE
10
WNW
20
W
25
W
15
W
30
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
25
W
20
WSW
25
W
20
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
S
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
11:27AM0.94m
11:17PM1.34m
12:18PM0.90m
00:03AM1.30m
1:17PM0.89m
00:55AM1.26m
Low Tide
4:40PM0.51m
6:20AM0.33m
5:26PM0.55m
7:13AM0.35m
6:22PM0.59m
8:07AM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:33
6:35
6:35
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5:09
5:08
5:07
5:07
Temp °C
19
20
18
16
15
14
14
15
16
16
13
11
10
9
9
14
20
18
14
13
12
13
13
17
18
18
16
15
11
8
10
7
7
8
5
4
4
4
3
8
15
12
10
9
9
10
10
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1
E
10
2.1
S
9
3
S
10
3
S
11
3
S
12
2.5
S
11
2.2
S
10
1.9
S
10
1.6
S
10
1.7
S
10
2.1
S
11
2.2
S
10
2.5
S
12
2.5
S
12
2.5
S
11
Energy kJ
506
487
477
492
432
424
356
300
250
200
670
1808
1985
2069
1456
989
701
472
601
1065
1026
1709
1993
1636
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.3
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.1
N
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
ENE
11
Energy kJ
67
44
31
19
12
6
2
9
9
2
160
128
94
71
71
51
54
58
61
61
61
61
61
40
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
10
0.1
S
17
0.1
N
10
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
16
14
14
13
12
11
11
4
4
6
2
5
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
3
0.8
NNE
4
0.5
W
3
0.6
WSW
3
0.7
WSW
4
1.1
SW
4
1.3
SW
5
1.7
SSW
8
1
WSW
4
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
11
0.5
W
3
0.7
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.7
W
4
0.7
W
4
0.6
WSW
4
3
S
11
Energy kJ
3
16
5
9
12
44
79
331
37
2522
2806
5
13
9
13
13
11
2374
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
5
5
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
5
Distance (km)
15
17
0
0
14
14
3
53
139
45
69
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
3
3
3
9
14
Best forecast wave conditions in Illawarra
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
5
5
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
2
4
7
5
5
4
4
6
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
9
9
5
6
7
5
4
5
7
5
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
5
6
7
6
6
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