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Garie Beach Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Illawarra (42 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Garie Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Wednesday 20 Aug 2025 AEST
How big are the waves at Garie Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Garie Beach at 4PM is: 1.8m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Garie Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 605 | 309 | 325 | 407 | 467 | 541 | 576 | 584 | 652 | 767 | 783 | 867 | 924 | 153 | 51 | 1257 | 17 | 725 | 751 | 1227 | 976 | 706 | 550 | 502 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross | glass | cross | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:13AM 1.00 | 6:13PM 1.54 | 7:05AM 1.06 | 7:03PM 1.58 | 7:49AM 1.12 | 7:47PM 1.59 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 11:38AM 0.40 | 1:08AM 0.14 | 12:33PM 0.35 | 1:51AM 0.10 | 1:22PM 0.30 | 2:29AM 0.08 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Sat 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 5:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:29 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | 3 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 19 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for NSW - Illawarra
Wind reports 6 km away suggest it is still onshore at Garie Beach (light winds from the SSE at Wattamolla Automatic Weather Station). 1.6m 6s windswell from the E with a 1.2m 10s swell from the SSE. 2 swells combining so expect closeout sets.
1 h 37 min ago
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