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Garie Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia
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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
19.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Garie Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Garie Beach at 8AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 22s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (13 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Garie Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | |
500 | 500 | 480 | 480 | 432 | 245 | 205 | 155 | 167 | 144 | 119 | 97 | 97 | 81 | 78 | 78 | 94 | 115 | 119 | 123 | 107 | 114 | 158 | 173 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 4:51AM1.25m | 5:41PM1.35m | 5:48AM1.25m | 6:25PM1.49m | 6:43AM1.25m | 7:09PM1.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:55PM0.43m | 11:14AM0.18m | 11:52PM0.31m | 11:57AM0.15m | 00:47AM0.19m | 12:41PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | |
— | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
69 | 67 | 63 | 39 | 38 | 245 | 205 | 120 | 117 | 144 | 119 | 97 | 97 | 81 | 78 | 78 | 94 | 115 | 119 | 123 | 107 | 114 | 158 | 173 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 24 | S 23 | S 22 | S 20 | S 18 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 15 | SE 15 |
11 | 10 | 38 | 30 | 24 | 38 | 38 | 21 | 21 | 83 | 81 | 79 | 78 | 57 | 59 | 59 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 41 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 22 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 20 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 15 | E 8 | SE 15 | S 20 | — |
— | — | — | — | 9 | 51 | 45 | 19 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 8 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
500 | 500 | 480 | 480 | 432 | 66 | 88 | 155 | 167 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 67 | 31 | 31 | 139 | 394 | 139 | 74 | 129 | 117 | 31 | 58 | 117 | 67 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
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