
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Garie Beach today (04 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Garie Beach at 5PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (04 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (04 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Garie Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tue 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSW 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 8 | S 11 | S 10 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
426 | 404 | 125 | 145 | 138 | 138 | 655 | 1056 | 1422 | 2301 | 1684 | 3338 | 2815 | 2261 | 1807 | 1450 | 1324 | 1205 | 1149 | 1149 | 1209 | 1209 | 1249 | 1186 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:23AM1.05m | 11:08PM1.40m | 12:06PM1.08m | 11:48PM1.34m | 12:51PM1.13m | 00:35AM1.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:20AM0.18m | 4:49PM0.45m | 5:55AM0.19m | 5:37PM0.47m | 6:32AM0.20m | 6:33PM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | |
— | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | 4:59 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSW 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 15 | ENE 8 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | S 20 | E 16 | E 14 | — | — | S 18 |
426 | 404 | 125 | 145 | 138 | 138 | 177 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 464 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 4 | — | — | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | E 11 | E 14 | E 13 | ENE 8 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | E 13 | E 16 | E 13 | S 20 | S 20 | — | — | — |
14 | 14 | 98 | 67 | 67 | 132 | 125 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 4 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 13 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 14 | E 14 | — | E 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 16 | E 13 | — | — | — | — |
3 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 4 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 8 | S 11 | S 10 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
7 | — | — | — | — | — | 655 | 1056 | 1422 | 2301 | 1684 | 3338 | 2815 | 2261 | 1807 | 1450 | 1324 | 1205 | 1149 | 1149 | 1209 | 1209 | 1249 | 1186 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 2 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 14 | 51 | 106 | 26 | 58 | 299 | 261 | 267 | 210 | 139 | 139 | 129 | 106 | 67 | 58 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
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