
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Garie Beach today (04 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Garie Beach at 6PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Garie Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SE 10 | WSW 4 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | S 12 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
25 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 26 | 24 | 34 | 36 | 47 | 114 | 110 | 149 | 150 | 127 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:11PM1.27m | 00:11AM1.20m | 1:01PM1.30m | 1:09AM1.09m | 1:59PM1.34m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:48AM0.20m | 6:15PM0.41m | 6:29AM0.25m | 7:21PM0.42m | 7:17AM0.31m | 8:38PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||
6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 5 | SSE 10 | E 14 | SSE 13 | ESE 8 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 4 | E 9 | E 9 | S 12 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 |
25 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 18 | 5 | 15 | 26 | 24 | 34 | 36 | 47 | 114 | 110 | 149 | 150 | 127 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | ESE 7 | SSE 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 8 | E 13 | S 9 | E 10 | SSW 4 | S 10 | S 5 | E 8 | E 9 | S 5 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 |
4 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | NE 5 | ESE 7 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 8 | SE 11 | E 13 | E 8 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | S 11 | S 13 | E 10 | E 12 | ENE 12 | E 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 8 | SSE 13 |
5 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 16 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | WSW 4 | — | SSW 5 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | — | WSW 4 | W 4 | SW 4 | SSW 5 | W 3 | — | — | NE 8 | NE 2 | NNE 3 |
15 | 20 | — | 9 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 9 | 8 | 15 | — | 13 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 47 | 50 | 130 | 154 | 177 | 317 | 50 | 53 | 59 | 14 | 47 | 47 | 14 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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