Garie Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Monday 23 Mar 2026 AEDT
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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
23.6° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Garie Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Garie Beach at 4AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 23). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Afternoon (24 Mar)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (24 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Mon
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
ENE
1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
2
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.3
E
Period(s) (?)777778888999999101012131313131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)131107107107991201722062282883013513594064154715961177199522682233193116701519
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
10
NE
10
N
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NNE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
WNW
5
W
5
W
5
NNE
10
E
15
ENE
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
N
20
NE
20
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscrosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:46AM
1.50
1:30PM
1.04
1:46AM
1.45
2:45PM
0.95
2:56AM
1.40
4:13PM
0.93
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:14PM
0.30
7:33AM
0.22
7:06PM
0.39
8:48AM
0.27
8:11PM
0.47
10:09AM
0.28
Mon
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise----7:01-------7:01-------7:01---
Sunset-------7:01-------7:00-------7:00
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
1----------------------1
Temp. °C222221202023232321211920192224232120211919252823
Feels °C (?)232322222224232221222021202323232221222019252621
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