
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Garie Beach today (21 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Garie Beach at 9PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Garie Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 24°C on Sat morning, min 17°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | S 17 | S 17 | ENE 8 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | ENE 7 | S 16 | S 20 | S 15 | S 19 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
206 | 196 | 231 | 270 | 302 | 310 | 277 | 285 | 406 | 6 | 5 | 392 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 257 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 7 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:26PM1.23m | 6:27AM1.12m | 6:15PM1.27m | 7:03AM1.24m | 7:02PM1.30m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:08AM0.27m | 12:12PM0.46m | 00:44AM0.21m | 1:01PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 17 | S 16 | S 17 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
— | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | — | S 18 | S 17 | S 9 | S 9 | E 15 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 19 |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | S 20 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
206 | 196 | 231 | 270 | 302 | 310 | 277 | 285 | 406 | 572 | 489 | 392 | 347 | 329 | 282 | 257 | 373 | 598 | 736 | 605 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 473 | 717 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 117 | 687 | 117 | 9 | 26 | 26 | 9 | 9 | 117 | 448 | 457 | 448 | 72 |
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