
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Garie Beach today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Garie Beach at 9AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 25). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Garie Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 4 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
30 | 30 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 160 | 232 | 277 | 297 | 366 | 718 | 807 | 740 | 619 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 7:18AM1.23m | 7:19PM1.43m | 7:52AM1.33m | 7:58PM1.43m | 8:26AM1.42m | 8:39PM1.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:10AM0.16m | 1:09PM0.29m | 1:41AM0.12m | 1:51PM0.22m | 2:13AM0.11m | 2:34PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 29 | 25 | 22 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 27 | 23 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 7 |
30 | 258 | 194 | 154 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 255 | 235 | 199 | 156 | 6 | 156 | 136 | 143 | 147 | 151 | 119 | 101 | 73 | 48 | 37 | 27 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 15 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 13 | S 10 | — | S 12 | — | — | S 14 | S 16 | S 19 | S 18 | S 16 | S 15 |
3 | 30 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 7 | — | 3 | — | — | 4 | 5 | 7 | 24 | 46 | 70 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 10 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 9 |
3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | NE 7 | — | S 4 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
327 | 344 | 292 | 219 | 168 | 208 | 263 | 287 | 355 | 340 | — | — | 151 | — | 23 | 160 | 232 | 277 | 297 | 366 | 718 | 807 | 740 | 619 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 122 | 267 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 15 | 62 | 161 | 67 | 31 | 67 | 26 | 110 | 643 | 347 | 139 |
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