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Garie Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia
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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 7PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 06). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (06 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Garie Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu morning, light winds from the SW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Sat 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | |
506 | 487 | 477 | 492 | 432 | 424 | 356 | 300 | 250 | 331 | 670 | 2522 | 2806 | 2069 | 1456 | 989 | 701 | 472 | 601 | 1065 | 1026 | 1709 | 1993 | 2374 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 11:27AM0.94m | 11:17PM1.34m | 12:18PM0.90m | 00:03AM1.30m | 1:17PM0.89m | 00:55AM1.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:40PM0.51m | 6:20AM0.33m | 5:26PM0.55m | 7:13AM0.35m | 6:22PM0.59m | 8:07AM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | |
— | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | |
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Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 17 |
18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
506 | 487 | 477 | 492 | 432 | 424 | 356 | 300 | 250 | 200 | 670 | 1808 | 1985 | 2069 | 1456 | 989 | 701 | 472 | 601 | 1065 | 1026 | 1709 | 1993 | 1636 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 11 | S 11 | N 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 |
67 | 44 | 31 | 19 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 160 | 128 | 94 | 71 | 71 | 51 | 54 | 58 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 40 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | NE 11 | NE 10 | S 17 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 4 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 8 | WSW 4 | S 10 | S 11 | — | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | S 11 |
— | — | 3 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 44 | 79 | 331 | 37 | 2522 | 2806 | — | 5 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 11 | — | — | — | 2374 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 53 | 139 | 45 | 69 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 14 |
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