
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Garie Beach today (18 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Garie Beach at 10PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Garie Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat night, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 11 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
59 | 77 | 103 | 135 | 187 | 693 | 1066 | 973 | 938 | 793 | 749 | 778 | 808 | 823 | 730 | 730 | 743 | 743 | 656 | 672 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 11:29PM1.46m | 12:22PM1.23m | 00:16AM1.29m | 1:11PM1.24m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:16PM0.33m | 6:05AM0.12m | 6:13PM0.40m | 6:45AM0.21m | 7:15PM0.46m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 11 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 |
59 | 77 | 103 | 135 | 187 | 693 | 1066 | 973 | 938 | 793 | 749 | 778 | 808 | 823 | 730 | 730 | 743 | 743 | 656 | 672 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 11 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 |
45 | 44 | 40 | 24 | 48 | 98 | 96 | 209 | 183 | 83 | 123 | 162 | 153 | 141 | 138 | 178 | 134 | 129 | 116 | 84 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 8 | SE 17 | S 8 | SE 17 | SE 17 | S 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 |
33 | 31 | 30 | 64 | 23 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 43 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | — | — | — | — | S 8 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 3 |
4 | — | — | — | — | 22 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 59 | 26 | 26 | 14 | 26 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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