Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Garie Beach today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Garie Beach at 11AM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Garie Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu morning, light winds from the SSW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | S 10 | E 7 | S 10 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 315 | 381 | 410 | 478 | 553 | 544 | 515 | 327 | 206 | 165 | 135 | 99 | 104 | 61 | 69 | 69 | 85 | 98 | 86 | 153 | 106 | 111 | 177 | 205 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:56AM1.18m | 9:55PM1.71m | 10:45AM1.20m | 10:42PM1.60m | 11:33AM1.22m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:56AM-0.06m | 3:29PM0.24m | 4:41AM-0.02m | 4:22PM0.27m | 5:24AM0.04m | 5:16PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | S 15 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 19 | S 18 | E 8 | E 5 | E 6 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 54 | 69 | 69 | 85 | 85 | 86 | 83 | 106 | 111 | 177 | 205 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | — | — | S 14 | S 14 | — | S 13 | S 12 | E 8 | E 8 | S 16 | E 8 | ENE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 21 | S 10 | S 21 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | ENE 11 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | 12 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 10 | 12 | 21 | 21 | 54 | 52 | 36 | 69 | 34 | 46 | 44 | 40 | 49 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 18 | S 19 | S 15 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 20 | S 21 | — | S 21 | S 18 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 27 | 64 | 7 | 18 | 10 | 21 | 22 | 8 | 9 | — | 35 | 6 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 37 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 10 | S 4 | S 10 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 315 | 381 | 410 | 478 | 553 | 544 | 515 | 327 | 206 | 165 | 135 | 99 | 104 | 61 | 35 | 24 | 11 | 98 | 6 | 153 | 17 | 9 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 9 | 14 | 59 | 106 | 145 | 82 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 47 | 47 | 53 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 31 | 59 | 59 | 25 | 14 |
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