Garie Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Thursday 07 May 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
21.1° 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 9PM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)--
Afternoon (07 May)6ft (1.8m)8s
Evening (07 May)8ft (2.5m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, calm by Sun morning).

Thu
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
!
3
1
0
0
0
!
!
3
4
!
3
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
10
1.8
SSW
8
2.3
S
9
2.5
S
10
3.5
S
10
2.4
S
10
2
S
10
1.9
S
11
1.8
S
10
2
S
10
3.5
S
11
3.5
S
11
3
S
10
3
S
10
3.5
S
12
3
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
10
2.3
S
10
1.9
S
10
1.7
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.4
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
240
385
809
1334
2228
1092
784
841
650
848
2767
2838
1568
1484
2884
2145
1667
1325
1019
660
486
413
348
290
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
20
W
30
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SSW
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
12:18PM0.90m
00:03AM1.30m
1:17PM0.89m
00:55AM1.26m
2:20PM0.92m
1:52AM1.24m
Low Tide
5:26PM0.55m
7:13AM0.35m
6:22PM0.59m
8:07AM0.34m
7:30PM0.61m
8:59AM0.31m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:35
6:35
6:35
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5:08
5:07
5:07
5:06
Temp °C
16
14
13
11
10
10
11
16
19
17
15
14
13
13
12
17
18
17
16
14
14
14
13
17
7
6
6
4
4
4
4
9
13
11
11
11
10
10
9
14
15
14
14
12
12
13
11
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
2.3
S
9
0.8
ENE
10
3
S
10
2.4
S
10
2
S
10
1.9
S
11
1.8
S
10
2
S
10
3
S
11
3
S
11
0.4
ENE
11
2.5
S
10
3
S
12
2.5
S
11
2.4
S
11
2.2
S
10
2
S
10
1.9
S
10
1.7
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.5
S
9
1.4
S
9
Energy kJ
240
200
809
128
1570
1092
784
841
650
848
1931
1983
41
1225
2079
1613
1302
996
776
660
486
413
348
290
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
11
0.1
S
17
0.9
ENE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.1
S
19
1
S
12
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.6
E
12
Energy kJ
9
6
160
4
94
71
71
73
53
58
59
61
7
300
41
42
43
43
43
43
69
70
70
106
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.4
ENE
11
0.3
SSW
17
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
Energy kJ
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
41
59
6
6
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
5
1.8
SSW
8
0.6
W
4
2.5
S
10
3.5
S
10
0.9
W
4
0.9
WSW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
4
3.5
S
11
3.5
S
11
3
S
10
3
S
10
3.5
S
12
3
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
10
2.3
S
10
Energy kJ
59
385
11
1334
2228
24
28
17
24
2767
2838
1568
1484
2884
2145
1667
1325
1019
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
4
5
4
3
4
3
3
5
5
4
5
6
5
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
Distance (km)
278
31
14
14
14
14
45
62
14
14
14
14
3
14
14
14
26
14
14
9
2
2
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Illawarra
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
5
4
3
3
3
5
5
4
5
6
5
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
8
4
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
8
5
5
6
7
7
7
8
6
5
5
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
4
4
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