
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Garie Beach today (30 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Garie Beach at 8AM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Garie Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
494 | 408 | 327 | 241 | 408 | 448 | 426 | 407 | 306 | 229 | 160 | 146 | 108 | 76 | 50 | 49 | 32 | 56 | 57 | 56 | 35 | 34 | 83 | 108 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 11:57PM1.09m | 12:00PM1.60m | 1:01AM1.03m | 12:59PM1.53m | 2:12AM0.99m | 2:05PM1.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:26AM0.34m | 6:59PM0.11m | 6:23AM0.42m | 8:06PM0.16m | 7:31AM0.48m | 9:14PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | NE 6 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 7 |
494 | 408 | 327 | 241 | 408 | 448 | 426 | 407 | 306 | 229 | 65 | 146 | 108 | 76 | 459 | 273 | 188 | 156 | 96 | 96 | 98 | 98 | 101 | 108 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | NE 9 | E 9 | S 11 | E 13 | — | E 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | ENE 7 |
286 | 348 | 264 | 191 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 160 | 3 | — | 3 | 50 | 49 | 32 | 56 | 57 | 56 | 15 | 34 | 83 | 46 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | S 16 | S 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | E 12 | S 12 | E 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 8 |
7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 27 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 35 | 33 | 19 | 32 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 6 | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | — | — | WNW 2 | SSW 3 | S 4 | — | — | — | SE 3 |
— | — | — | 1 | 9 | 33 | 63 | 84 | 77 | 69 | 137 | 82 | 177 | 469 | 319 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 11 | — | — | — | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 74 | 448 | 267 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 133 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 31 | 180 | 110 | 26 | 26 |
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