Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Garie Beach today (17 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Garie Beach at 9AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am June 17). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (17 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Garie Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
192 | 208 | 194 | 194 | 190 | 154 | 151 | 151 | 151 | 186 | 216 | 229 | 16 | 6 | 202 | 226 | 230 | 230 | 39 | 41 | 39 | 193 | 140 | 138 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:15AM1.12m | 10:12PM1.74m | 11:11AM1.11m | 11:05PM1.65m | 12:06PM1.12m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:15AM-0.05m | 3:41PM0.28m | 5:08AM-0.02m | 4:37PM0.32m | 6:00AM0.03m | 5:36PM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | S 11 | ENE 11 | NE 6 | ENE 11 |
192 | 208 | 194 | 194 | 190 | 154 | 151 | 151 | 151 | 186 | 216 | 229 | 253 | 248 | 202 | 226 | 230 | 230 | 347 | 347 | 39 | 193 | 73 | 138 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 20 | S 11 | ENE 11 | S 10 |
87 | 84 | 82 | 81 | 51 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 30 | 26 | 25 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 39 | 41 | 7 | 37 | 140 | 35 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | — | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 20 | S 18 | S 11 | S 17 |
7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 41 | 7 | 6 | 37 | 22 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 2 | WNW 2 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | NNW 4 | NW 3 | NE 11 | NNE 6 | NW 4 | NNE 6 |
1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 9 | 13 | 27 | 35 | 42 | 11 | 4 | 479 | 140 | 16 | 70 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 26 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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