Garie Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Friday 13 Mar 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
23.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Garie Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Garie Beach at 8AM is: 2.3m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 1.5m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am March 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Mar)8ft (2.4m)9s
Afternoon (13 Mar)10ft (3.0m)8s
Evening (13 Mar)8ft (2.5m)9s

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


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Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
E
2.1
S
2.3
S
2.5
S
3
S
3
S
2.5
S
2.4
S
2.2
S
2.1
S
1.9
S
1.6
S
1.4
S
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1
S
0.9
SSE
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.5
S
0.9
S
1
S
1
S
Period(s) (?)1110998899101010109998899915201816
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)50281392395510861090127995098690068747032527623714411812210678107610607527
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
30
S
35
S
30
S
25
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
E
10
ENE
15
E
20
ENE
15
NE
10
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
N
20
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononononononononcross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:39AM
1.20
5:52PM
0.87
5:42AM
1.25
6:45PM
0.94
6:34AM
1.33
7:26PM
1.03
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:52AM
0.44
11:02PM
0.57
12:42PM
0.36
12:04AM
0.51
1:23PM
0.27
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Sunrise--6:52-------6:52-------6:54-----
Sunset-----7:16-------7:15-------7:14--
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-1----------------------
Temp. °C201919181919191919202021222119191716162124232120
Feels °C (?)181716131313141516181819191817181615141922201920
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