Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Garie Beach today (30 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Garie Beach at 7PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Garie Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
152 | 155 | 160 | 207 | 202 | 192 | 175 | 135 | 142 | 132 | 137 | 132 | 159 | 229 | 185 | 185 | 185 | 144 | 138 | 133 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 9:40PM1.42m | 10:13AM1.36m | 10:21PM1.33m | 10:53AM1.39m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:59AM0.13m | 4:17PM0.26m | 4:33AM0.18m | 5:07PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 25 | 26 | 21 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 21 | 22 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
152 | 155 | 160 | 207 | 202 | 192 | 175 | 135 | 142 | 132 | 137 | 132 | 159 | 229 | 185 | 185 | 185 | 144 | 138 | 133 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | ENE 9 | NE 4 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
43 | 28 | 24 | 97 | 147 | 130 | 124 | 107 | 72 | 80 | 77 | 104 | 15 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 22 | 38 | 30 | 23 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | SE 9 | S 18 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 8 | NE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 |
29 | 21 | 57 | 24 | 14 | 24 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 37 | 35 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NW 2 | NW 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 1 | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 110 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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