Garie Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.17° S 151.07° E

Garie Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Garie Beach sea temperature is
17.6° C
0.0° 

Garie Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Garie Beach today (18 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Garie Beach at 7PM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)--
Afternoon (18 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Evening (18 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

Table - waves today at Garie Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
ESE
13
0.5
ESE
12
0.9
E
8
0.6
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
10
1.1
E
6
0.6
ESE
10
1.2
E
10
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
8
0.8
ENE
6
0.5
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.8
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
70
60
93
85
100
97
85
88
77
262
110
83
64
50
44
42
26
30
16
41
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
NW
10
WNW
10
NNE
10
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
10
NNE
5
SW
5
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
High Tide
00:27AM1.05m
1:06PM1.26m
1:22AM0.93m
2:01PM1.23m
Low Tide
6:39PM0.42m
6:26AM0.38m
7:43PM0.48m
7:08AM0.47m
8:57PM0.51m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:27
5:28
 mm
Temp °C
17
16
15
15
14
13
13
15
18
17
15
14
14
12
13
17
21
21
17
17
Feels °C
14
14
13
14
13
12
12
14
16
14
12
12
12
10
11
15
18
19
16
16
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