
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Garie Beach today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Garie Beach at 10AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Garie Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the NW by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | E 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
48 | 45 | 80 | 60 | 39 | 27 | 32 | 49 | 67 | 67 | 65 | 132 | 156 | 149 | 143 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:45AM0.96m | 4:14PM1.46m | 5:06AM0.98m | 5:19PM1.55m | 6:14AM1.03m | 6:18PM1.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:25AM0.39m | 11:14PM0.26m | 10:36AM0.38m | 00:18AM0.16m | 11:41AM0.33m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
24 | 37 | 80 | 60 | 39 | 27 | 32 | 49 | 67 | 67 | 65 | 132 | 156 | 149 | 143 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 948 | 707 | 734 | 589 | 414 | 278 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | NNE 4 | NE 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 |
48 | 45 | 28 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 6 | NE 4 | S 5 | S 5 | E 14 | E 14 | SE 13 | S 7 | — | S 13 | — | — | — | — | E 13 |
26 | 25 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 9 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 3 | 4 | — | — | 14 | 20 | 28 | 47 | 357 | 640 | 931 | 171 | 54 | 66 | 54 | 26 | 22 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 457 | 685 | 64 | 59 | 59 | 71 | 52 | 2 | 193 |
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