
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Garie Beach today (30 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Garie Beach at 11PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 30). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Garie Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | S 14 | 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 10 | S 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
343 | 260 | 186 | 123 | 116 | 66 | 61 | 58 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 16 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 24 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 26 | 28 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
343 | 260 | 186 | 215 | 234 | 211 | 171 | 125 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 18 | 320 | 305 | 229 | 181 | 143 | 140 | 107 | 107 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | ENE 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 10 | S 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
4 | 4 | 8 | 123 | 116 | 66 | 61 | 58 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 16 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 |
4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | — | SW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | — | — | — |
69 | 126 | 165 | 363 | 365 | — | — | 179 | 149 | 248 | 335 | 316 | 469 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 72 | 72 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 71 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 2 | 2 |
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