Garie Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Monday 17 Nov 2025 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
19.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Garie Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Garie Beach at 12AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm November 17). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Nov)--
Afternoon (18 Nov)--
Evening (18 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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

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Mon
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
S
1.1
S
1.2
S
1.3
S
1.1
S
0.9
S
0.7
S
0.5
S
0.3
SSW
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.3
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.3
S
0.4
S
0.8
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
1.2
S
Period(s) (?)6881098761010101099161615151445555
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3614520530120194512121504729251676777238611836423366
Wind
(km/h)
25
WSW
15
SW
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NW
10
WNW
5
NW
10
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
5
NW
20
S
15
S
5
S
15
SSE
25
S
35
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:32PM
1.10
7:53AM
1.41
8:14PM
1.08
8:25AM
1.46
8:54PM
1.07
8:58AM
1.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:22AM
0.31
2:23PM
0.29
1:54AM
0.33
3:00PM
0.24
2:27AM
0.35
3:38PM
0.21
Mon
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Sunrise----5:41-------5:41-------5:41---
Sunset-------7:38-------7:39-------7:40
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----------------------1
Temp. °C191613141620222118171616212627242221181719211918
Feels °C (?)13129101317171715151514202423202022161619201613
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