Garie Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Wednesday 24 Dec 2025 AEDT
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Garie Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Garie Beach sea temperature is
22.9° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Garie Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Garie Beach at 11PM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm December 24). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Dec)--
Afternoon (24 Dec)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (24 Dec)4.5ft (1.3m)5s

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

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Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
S
0.5
S
1.2
S
1.6
S
1.6
SSE
1.9
S
2.2
S
2.2
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.2
S
3
S
3
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3
S
2.5
S
2.3
S
2.1
S
2.1
S
2
S
2
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
Period(s) (?)77466101110910911111110111011111010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5123501661827251116976109012127662157226025462600225815781174980908776761673593
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
15
ENE
20
S
30
SSE
20
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
S
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
onononononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:42AM
1.03
12:25PM
1.42
1:30AM
1.06
1:10PM
1.35
2:22AM
1.12
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:38PM
0.17
6:02AM
0.46
7:18PM
0.18
6:57AM
0.49
8:00PM
0.19
8:01AM
0.51
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunrise------5:41-------5:41-------5:43-
Sunset--8:07-------8:07-------8:07-----
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-------1-----1----------
Temp. °C282821191818191718181717161514151717171616151618
Feels °C (?)2527201616171814141312121210791112131313131415
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