
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Garie Beach today (01 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Garie Beach at 5AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 30). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (01 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (01 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Garie Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | ||||||||||||||||
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 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 5 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
186 | 123 | 116 | 66 | 61 | 57 | 56 | 35 | 34 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 21 | 14 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:59PM1.14m | 11:14AM1.50m | 11:58PM1.04m | 12:11PM1.46m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:00PM0.17m | 4:42AM0.31m | 6:01PM0.22m | 5:32AM0.39m | 7:12PM0.26m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 26 | 28 | 23 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 23 | 24 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
186 | 183 | 189 | 178 | 158 | 121 | 56 | 35 | 34 | 18 | 281 | 248 | 181 | 140 | 107 | 104 | 77 | 77 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 15 | S 5 |
3 | 123 | 116 | 66 | 61 | 57 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 14 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | — |
165 | 322 | 296 | — | — | — | 118 | 240 | 349 | 316 | 465 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 21 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 72 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 2 |
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