
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Garie Beach today (22 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Garie Beach at 9PM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Garie Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | S 17 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 20 | E 13 | S 15 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 16 | S 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
387 | 6 | 441 | 382 | 319 | 279 | 228 | 250 | 236 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 272 | 287 | 285 | 300 | 334 | 381 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 6:15PM1.27m | 7:03AM1.24m | 7:02PM1.30m | 7:39AM1.36m | 7:47PM1.31m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:44AM0.21m | 1:01PM0.36m | 1:20AM0.17m | 1:47PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | |
mm | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | S 16 | S 16 | S 17 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | ENE 8 |
2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 272 | 287 | 285 | 300 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 322 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 17 | S 9 | S 9 | E 15 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 16 | — | — | S 16 |
6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 2 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 5 | — | — | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 19 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | S 20 | — | S 15 | — | S 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | 4 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
387 | 478 | 441 | 382 | 319 | 279 | 228 | 250 | 236 | 269 | 422 | 362 | 355 | — | — | — | 334 | 381 | 418 | 418 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 685 | 685 | 72 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 364 | 457 | 457 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 267 | 267 | 2 | 2 |
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