Garie Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Wednesday 27 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
20.5° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Garie Beach today (28 May):

  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Garie Beach at 12AM is: 2.0m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)--
Afternoon (28 May)--
Evening (28 May)6.5ft (2.0m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon).

Wed
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
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
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
E
12
2
E
12
1.9
E
12
1.9
E
12
1.8
E
12
1.8
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
2.4
S
8
1.9
S
8
1.9
S
8
1.9
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1277
1141
1013
988
865
792
743
743
651
639
627
524
514
590
635
555
557
500
500
508
688
458
512
524
Wind (km/h)
0
SE
5
SSW
5
S
10
S
15
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
25
S
25
SSE
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
5:59PM1.36m
6:12AM1.06m
6:35PM1.41m
6:59AM1.04m
7:10PM1.45m
7:42AM1.03m
Low Tide
00:26AM0.36m
12:00PM0.33m
1:10AM0.31m
12:35PM0.35m
1:51AM0.26m
1:11PM0.37m
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light rain
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light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:50
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:54
4:54
4:53
1
1
1
1
3
3
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
18
18
18
18
19
19
19
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
17
16
16
15
17
19
19
19
19
19
18
17
16
16
16
17
16
17
15
15
15
15
14
15
15
13
12
11
12
15
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
E
12
2
E
12
1.9
E
12
1.9
E
12
1.8
E
12
1.8
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.8
S
7
1.8
S
8
1.9
S
8
1.9
S
8
1.9
S
8
Energy kJ
1277
1141
1013
988
865
792
743
743
651
639
627
524
514
590
635
555
557
500
500
340
362
458
512
524
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
14
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
Energy kJ
42
40
39
36
35
34
33
21
20
19
9
18
18
16
6
5
5
5
500
449
392
384
332
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
17
0.3
S
16
0.5
S
8
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
14
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
Energy kJ
5
5
4
4
16
16
23
46
29
18
16
4
4
4
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
8
1
S
8
0.9
S
8
1.2
S
5
1.3
S
6
1.1
S
6
1.1
S
6
1.8
S
6
2.2
S
7
2
S
7
1.5
S
6
2
S
6
2.1
S
7
2.2
S
7
2
S
7
2.2
S
7
2.4
S
8
0.2
W
3
Energy kJ
90
136
107
62
104
91
91
224
413
356
170
305
389
453
385
508
688
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
14
9
14
31
15
31
31
31
31
31
67
67
67
67
67
26
26
14
14
14
14
Best forecast wave conditions in Illawarra
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
9
9
7
9
6
6
6
6
9
8
9
8
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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