Garie Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 26 Feb 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
24.1° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Garie Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Garie Beach at 4AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm February 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Feb)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Afternoon (27 Feb)6ft (1.9m)7s
Evening (27 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thu
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
SE
2.1
SE
1.8
SE
1.6
SE
2
ESE
2.1
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
1.1
SE
1.2
SE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
SE
1
SE
1.1
ENE
Period(s) (?)777777798898887887777788
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)489452346233362374326217207177181160157128112164187193183146146126131169
Wind
(km/h)
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:32PM
0.93
5:41AM
1.45
6:44PM
0.99
6:45AM
1.51
7:40PM
1.07
7:39AM
1.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:57PM
0.46
12:45PM
0.23
12:10AM
0.42
1:40PM
0.15
1:11AM
0.35
2:26PM
0.09
Thu
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Sunrise----6:39-------6:41-------6:41---
Sunset-------7:35-------7:34-------7:32
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
21-111----1------1111---
Temp. °C222121212121222221212121212323222122222122232424
Feels °C (?)201920201919202120212120202222212222222122232424
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