Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Garie Beach today (20 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Garie Beach at 7PM is: 0.5m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 20). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Garie Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 5 | S 7 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 19 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 109 | 157 | 152 | 148 | 93 | 102 | 108 | 191 | 138 | 494 | 1299 | 1714 | 1146 | 635 | 349 | 669 | 562 | 482 | 394 | 252 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:25PM1.20m | 4:41AM0.89m | 4:27PM1.24m | 5:31AM0.95m | 5:18PM1.30m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:36PM0.43m | 9:51AM0.58m | 11:25PM0.36m | 10:52AM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 24 | 26 | 22 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 8 | S 18 | S 17 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | S 12 | — | S 18 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 90 | 28 | 152 | 148 | 51 | 102 | 108 | 3 | 1 | 47 | — | 6 | 1146 | 635 | 349 | 669 | 562 | 482 | 394 | 226 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 18 | S 7 | S 10 | S 17 | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 11 | E 12 | NE 5 | — | — | S 17 | S 16 | S 11 | S 19 | S 19 | S 17 | S 19 | S 19 |
| kJ | 109 | 157 | 25 | 54 | 93 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 22 | 20 | 155 | 29 | 28 | 49 | 177 | 252 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | S 11 | NE 4 | S 7 | S 7 | S 16 | S 16 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | S 22 | S 20 | S 20 | — | S 20 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 37 | 7 | 15 | 14 | 48 | 20 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 8 | 8 | — | 30 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | S 11 | S 5 | S 7 | S 9 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 5 |
| kJ | — | 9 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 191 | 138 | 494 | 1299 | 1714 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 224 | 635 | 347 | 161 | 106 | 59 | 26 | 15 | 15 | 47 |
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