Garie Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.17° S 151.07° E

Garie Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Garie Beach sea temperature is
17.2° C
0.4° 

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 (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Garie Beach at 8AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (12 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (12 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
10
1.4
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.2
S
9
1
S
9
0.9
S
9
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.5
ENE
9
1.1
SSW
8
0.5
ENE
10
1.2
S
8
1.9
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.3
S
8
1.1
S
8
0.9
S
7
1.1
S
9
1.2
S
9
1.1
S
8
1.1
S
8
1
S
8
1
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
470
394
326
246
160
122
86
86
48
138
55
195
505
305
253
202
133
83
192
210
161
149
115
106
Wind (km/h)
20
W
10
NW
10
NW
15
W
10
WNW
25
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
25
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SE
15
SE
5
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
5
W
5
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
8:00AM1.16m
8:02PM1.72m
8:46AM1.23m
8:48PM1.69m
9:30AM1.28m
9:32PM1.61m
Low Tide
2:01AM-0.00m
1:34PM0.23m
2:45AM-0.03m
2:25PM0.20m
3:26AM-0.02m
3:15PM0.20m
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:23
 mm
Temp °C
12
11
11
15
18
18
14
13
13
11
10
15
17
15
14
12
11
10
9
14
16
15
14
14
Feels °C
7
8
8
11
14
12
9
8
8
6
6
11
14
11
12
8
7
7
6
13
14
12
12
12
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