
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Garie Beach today (15 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Garie Beach at 7PM is: 2.1m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 15). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Garie Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Tue afternoon, calm by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 6 | S 6 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
18 | 74 | 325 | 1004 | 1809 | 1626 | 2135 | 2740 | 2543 | 2307 | 2498 | 2881 | 2683 | 2066 | 1847 | 1057 | 758 | 599 | 528 | 463 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:10PM1.09m | 11:28AM1.34m | 11:56PM0.98m | 12:13PM1.28m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:15PM0.31m | 4:57AM0.37m | 6:05PM0.38m | 5:33AM0.45m | 7:04PM0.44m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 14 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
79 | 57 | 37 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 1524 | 1057 | 758 | 599 | 528 | 463 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 14 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 14 | — | E 15 | E 15 | — | — | — | S 19 | NE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 |
14 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | NE 13 | S 19 | S 19 |
7 | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 6 | S 6 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
18 | 74 | 325 | 1004 | 1809 | 1626 | 2135 | 2740 | 2543 | 2307 | 2498 | 2881 | 2683 | 2066 | 1847 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 161 | 1295 | 67 | 106 | 106 | 139 | 139 | 679 | 679 | 679 | 336 | 195 | 58 | 26 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
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