Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Garie Beach today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Garie Beach at 6AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Garie Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 15 | S 8 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
125 | 128 | 160 | 160 | 152 | 155 | 162 | 205 | 202 | 188 | 135 | 107 | 113 | 143 | 137 | 132 | 162 | 229 | 182 | 182 | 182 | 141 | 138 | 133 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 9:36AM1.31m | 9:40PM1.42m | 10:13AM1.36m | 10:21PM1.33m | 10:53AM1.39m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:27AM0.10m | 3:32PM0.25m | 3:59AM0.13m | 4:17PM0.26m | 4:33AM0.18m | 5:07PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 25 | 26 | 20 | 18 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
125 | 122 | 160 | 160 | 152 | 155 | 162 | 205 | 202 | 188 | 135 | 97 | 113 | 143 | 137 | 132 | 162 | 229 | 182 | 182 | 182 | 141 | 138 | 133 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | ENE 9 | NE 4 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 5 | NE 6 |
88 | 128 | 96 | 70 | 43 | 28 | 24 | 97 | 147 | 130 | 122 | 107 | 41 | 80 | 77 | 107 | 15 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 38 | 38 | 31 | 24 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 9 | S 18 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | S 15 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | — | N 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 |
31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 21 | 57 | 24 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 72 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 12 | — | 3 | 37 | 35 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 3 | NE 5 | WNW 3 | NNW 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 3 | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
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