
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Garie Beach today (10 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Nov, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Garie Beach at 6AM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm November 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Nov) | 8ft (2.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (10 Nov) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (10 Nov) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Garie Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 9 | Tuesday 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thu 12 | |||||||||||||||||
8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | S 5 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
2091 | 1935 | 1757 | 1555 | 1388 | 1212 | 1070 | 1015 | 720 | 614 | 517 | 450 | 335 | 260 | 225 | 172 | 145 | 118 | 173 | 152 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 9:26PM1.11m | 9:29AM1.53m | 10:07PM1.07m | 10:05AM1.51m | 10:47PM1.03m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:00AM0.32m | 4:10PM0.18m | 3:34AM0.36m | 4:50PM0.20m | 4:09AM0.41m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | 7:32 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 24 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 24 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
22 | 1935 | 1757 | 1555 | 1388 | 1212 | 1070 | 1015 | 720 | 614 | 517 | 450 | 335 | 260 | 225 | 172 | 145 | 118 | 14 | 8 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | NE 5 | E 10 | SE 12 |
6 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 25 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 8 | 35 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NE 11 | S 13 | S 13 | NE 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 9 | SE 12 | E 10 |
6 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | — | SSE 8 | S 5 |
2091 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 17 | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 10 | — | 173 | 152 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 67 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 685 | 117 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 38 | 0 | 31 | 58 | 88 |
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