
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Garie Beach today (12 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Garie Beach at 12AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 19s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Garie Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
489 | 423 | 378 | 335 | 326 | 279 | 404 | 336 | 291 | 214 | 198 | 154 | 151 | 151 | 120 | 143 | 143 | 138 | 135 | 135 | |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:26PM1.54m | 8:58AM1.39m | 9:08PM1.45m | 9:35AM1.42m | 9:48PM1.34m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:14PM0.18m | 2:48AM0.06m | 2:59PM0.17m | 3:21AM0.11m | 3:44PM0.20m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 6 |
489 | 423 | 378 | 335 | 326 | 279 | 404 | 336 | 291 | 214 | 198 | 154 | 151 | 151 | 120 | 143 | 143 | 138 | 135 | 107 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 15 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 19 | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | S 18 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | S 10 |
21 | 19 | 18 | 27 | 62 | 113 | 116 | 175 | 166 | 113 | 138 | 127 | 119 | 107 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 135 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | S 19 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 12 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | S 18 | S 16 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | S 18 | ENE 13 |
2 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 55 | 46 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 17 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 17 | 19 | 14 | 16 | 28 | 23 | 26 | 55 | 86 | 196 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 53 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 110 | 74 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 267 | 2 | 0 |
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