
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Garie Beach today (31 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Garie Beach at 7PM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 31). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Garie Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
632 | 619 | 619 | 580 | 602 | 505 | 442 | 397 | 343 | 301 | 267 | 295 | 575 | 822 | 946 | 904 | 876 | 680 | 587 | 456 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 9:29PM1.51m | 10:11AM1.15m | 10:04PM1.46m | 10:48AM1.19m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:09AM0.13m | 3:48PM0.34m | 4:40AM0.14m | 4:31PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 |
632 | 2 | 2 | 580 | 602 | 505 | 442 | 397 | 343 | 301 | 267 | 238 | 575 | 822 | 946 | 904 | 876 | 680 | 587 | 456 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 14 | SE 15 | E 18 | E 17 | NE 9 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 |
2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 43 | 62 | 183 | 295 | 206 | 174 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 35 | 36 | 36 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 19 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 18 | S 21 | S 21 | E 17 | E 17 | NE 8 |
3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | NNW 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 5 |
— | 619 | 619 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 35 | 39 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 14 | 26 | 106 | 25 | 14 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
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