
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Garie Beach today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Garie Beach at 8AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 20). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Garie Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | 20 | 68 | 39 | 169 | 168 | 178 | 188 | 153 | 148 | 118 | 28 | 217 | 237 | 231 | 238 | 287 | 287 | 240 | 240 | 247 | 6 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:58AM0.93m | 4:32PM1.20m | 5:47AM1.01m | 5:26PM1.23m | 6:27AM1.12m | 6:15PM1.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:13AM0.61m | 11:27PM0.33m | 11:17AM0.55m | 00:08AM0.27m | 12:12PM0.46m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 |
12 | 72 | 68 | 39 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 188 | 153 | 148 | 118 | 135 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 7 | SE 7 | E 11 | SE 8 | E 11 | E 11 | S 15 | NE 9 | E 6 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 |
19 | 13 | 13 | 56 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 28 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ESE 8 | E 12 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | — | S 14 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
15 | 20 | 19 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 |
72 | 96 | 89 | 171 | 169 | 168 | 178 | — | — | — | — | — | 217 | 237 | 231 | 238 | 287 | 287 | 240 | 240 | 247 | 304 | 394 | 337 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 434 | 438 | 267 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 565 | 448 | 267 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 117 | 117 | 685 | 9 | 9 |
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