Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Garie Beach today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Garie Beach at 4AM is: 2.2m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Garie Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NE by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | ||||||||||||||||
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 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1361 | 1796 | 1238 | 766 | 383 | 698 | 622 | 482 | 424 | 252 | 347 | 336 | 129 | 113 | 146 | 157 | 169 | 155 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:27PM1.24m | 5:31AM0.95m | 5:18PM1.30m | 6:10AM1.04m | 6:01PM1.36m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:25PM0.36m | 10:52AM0.52m | 00:04AM0.29m | 11:42AM0.45m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | SSW 15 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 19 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 22 | 76 | 152 | 698 | 622 | 482 | 171 | 198 | 183 | 149 | 118 | 113 | 146 | 157 | 169 | 155 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 22 | — | SSW 15 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 17 | E 11 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 16 | S 15 | S 20 | S 20 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | — | 9 | — | 76 | 8 | 29 | 28 | 86 | 2 | 252 | 347 | 336 | 129 | 73 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 20 | S 20 | — | NE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 20 | S 20 | E 13 | E 13 | S 20 | S 20 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 31 | 31 | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | — | — | — | SSE 9 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 1361 | 1796 | 1238 | 766 | 383 | — | — | — | 424 | 52 | 80 | 88 | 91 | 77 | 100 | 123 | 164 | 176 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 347 | 299 | 161 | 106 | 59 | 106 | 110 | 117 | 117 | 117 | 71 | 71 | 64 | 0 | 19 | 56 | 72 | 122 |
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