
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Garie Beach today (08 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Garie Beach at 2PM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.1m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Garie Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Sat 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1729 | 1533 | 1294 | 1067 | 926 | 848 | 678 | 809 | 627 | 640 | 667 | 513 | 492 | 488 | 430 | 359 | 359 | 382 | 486 | 416 | 408 | 399 | 307 | 257 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:35PM1.27m | 2:37AM1.09m | 3:33PM1.36m | 3:52AM1.04m | 4:33PM1.46m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:58AM0.25m | 8:52PM0.45m | 8:50AM0.28m | 10:08PM0.38m | 9:48AM0.30m | 11:19PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | |
— | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | 5:00 | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
1729 | 1533 | 1294 | 462 | 485 | 461 | 678 | 809 | 627 | 640 | 667 | 513 | 492 | 488 | 430 | 359 | 359 | 382 | 486 | 416 | 408 | 399 | 307 | 257 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 16 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | S 20 | S 21 | S 21 | S 17 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 |
73 | 273 | 396 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 366 | 143 | 218 | 167 | 77 | 71 | 50 | 5 | 63 | 134 | 132 | 148 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 19 | 61 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | S 21 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 21 | S 16 | S 16 | S 19 | S 19 | S 15 | S 15 | — | E 15 | S 16 | S 15 |
— | 5 | 5 | — | — | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 1067 | 926 | 848 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 10 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 26 | 31 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 58 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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