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Garie Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Friday 16 Jan 2026 AEDT
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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
22.6° 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 11PM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)--
Afternoon (16 Jan)5ft (1.5m)7s
Evening (16 Jan)7ft (2.1m)6s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
S
1.6
S
2.1
SSE
3.5
SSE
4
SE
4
SE
4
SE
4
SE
4
SE
4
SE
4.5
SE
5
SE
5
SE
4.5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
4.5
ESE
4
ESE
4
ESE
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
Period(s) (?)8669101010101011101010111010101010109999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)266175331162931313140329929803231386238154631499847285231589139783400289624432180193819651778
Wind
(km/h)
25
S
35
S
30
S
25
SSE
30
SE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
30
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		onononononononononononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:22PM
0.95
8:19AM
1.47
9:01PM
0.99
8:58AM
1.53
9:39PM
1.03
9:34AM
1.56
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:41AM
0.42
3:10PM
0.23
2:23AM
0.38
3:46PM
0.18
3:03AM
0.35
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise------6:00-------6:01-------6:01-
Sunset--8:09-------8:08-------8:08-----
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thunderstorm
light rain
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mod rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
----12334345444754333332
Temp. °C232220202019202121202019191919202120202019202022
Feels °C (?)201816171614161818161615151615161816161717181820
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