Garie Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Tuesday 05 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
21.3° 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 2PM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 05). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)6.5ft (2.0m)11s
Afternoon (05 May)6ft (1.8m)11s
Evening (05 May)5.5ft (1.7m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
3
3
2
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
ENE
11
2
ENE
11
1.9
ENE
11
1.8
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
E
10
1.6
SW
6
2.5
S
9
4
S
11
4
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
925
959
858
759
737
724
711
711
622
611
506
487
477
482
432
424
356
349
294
240
160
987
3591
3464
Wind (km/h)
15
W
20
W
10
S
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
W
0
WNW
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
WSW
15
W
20
WNW
30
W
30
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
10:42AM0.98m
10:35PM1.39m
11:27AM0.94m
11:17PM1.34m
12:18PM0.90m
00:03AM1.30m
Low Tide
4:45AM0.26m
4:01PM0.46m
5:30AM0.30m
4:40PM0.51m
6:20AM0.33m
5:26PM0.55m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
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6:33
6:33
6:33
6:35
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5:10
5:09
5:08
5:07
Temp °C
15
19
22
21
18
16
15
15
14
18
20
20
18
16
14
15
13
17
14
14
9
11
10
9
11
15
19
18
16
14
13
13
12
18
18
17
17
15
12
10
9
12
6
6
1
3
3
2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
ENE
11
2
ENE
11
1.9
ENE
11
1.8
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
E
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
3.5
S
11
3.5
S
11
Energy kJ
925
959
858
759
737
724
711
711
622
611
506
487
477
482
432
424
356
349
294
240
160
125
2597
2584
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.4
SW
5
0.3
SSW
5
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.3
S
18
0.4
SSW
10
0.7
S
9
0.8
S
8
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
14
0.1
N
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.6
E
10
Energy kJ
5
5
6
5
6
25
54
35
85
80
50
32
21
12
12
6
11
9
2
6
4
2
100
70
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
17
0.3
S
17
0.3
S
16
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
12
0.1
S
18
0.1
NE
11
0.1
S
8
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
5
6
51
47
16
16
14
14
13
12
11
6
4
1
4
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.6
SW
5
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
NE
3
0.7
NNE
4
0.4
NW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.6
WSW
3
0.6
WSW
3
1.1
WSW
4
1.3
WSW
5
1.6
SW
6
2.5
S
9
4
S
11
4
S
11
Energy kJ
10
11
21
3
2
11
2
3
8
9
42
65
160
987
3591
3464
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
6
Distance (km)
9
14
15
15
14
9
2
2
0
0
17
117
0
0
0
14
10
14
172
129
447
348
65
35
Best forecast wave conditions in Illawarra
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
6
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
3
7
4
5
4
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
9
6
5
8
8
5
5
6
5
5
5
7
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