Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Garie Beach today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Garie Beach at 1AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 17s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Garie Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 12 | S 11 | E 6 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
189 | 182 | 138 | 123 | 116 | 109 | 83 | 80 | 91 | 85 | 83 | 93 | 86 | 86 | 56 | 60 | 93 | 85 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:58PM1.34m | 11:35AM1.32m | 11:41PM1.19m | 12:19PM1.30m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:52PM0.29m | 5:15AM0.19m | 5:44PM0.35m | 5:49AM0.29m | 6:39PM0.42m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | ESE 6 | S 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 12 |
189 | 182 | 138 | 82 | 116 | 99 | 83 | 74 | 73 | 85 | 83 | 72 | 82 | 56 | 47 | 47 | 49 | 85 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 17 | S 10 | ENE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 12 | ENE 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 12 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 13 | S 10 |
20 | 20 | 23 | 123 | 10 | 109 | 78 | 52 | 9 | 51 | 35 | 93 | 27 | 10 | 56 | 55 | 93 | 47 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 16 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | S 12 | S 12 | SE 10 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | S 10 | E 9 |
56 | 25 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 18 | 24 | 24 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 41 | 60 | 53 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | — | ESE 6 | — | — | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 6 |
65 | 59 | 85 | — | 85 | — | — | 80 | 91 | — | — | — | 86 | 86 | 23 | 15 | 18 | 54 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 26 | 19 | 26 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 31 | 15 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 0 |
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