Garie Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Wednesday 15 Apr 2026 AEST
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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
21.5° C
(Which is 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 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (16 Apr)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (16 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


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Wed
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
4
3
4
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
1.9
S
2.4
S
3
S
3
S
3
S
2.3
S
2.5
S
3
S
Period(s) (?)9999109998898888869101010111112
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)207207207207225171129959168565144463144279868173019241837121216632668
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
0
NE
5
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
W
15
WSW
20
SW
25
S
20
S
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
S
20
SSE
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
glassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Wed
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise----6:18-------6:18-------6:20---
Sunset-------5:31-------5:30-------5:29
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----------------11------
Temp. °C191817151420252521201716162427261916141312161717
Feels °C (?)19191714121822232017141313212322151311109131212
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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