Garie Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.17° S 151.07° E

Garie Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Garie Beach sea temperature is
17.3° C
0.2° 

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 (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Garie Beach at 1AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 17s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (17 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (17 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
1.1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
0.7
S
9
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
11
1
E
6
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
ESE
13
0.5
ESE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
189
182
138
123
116
109
83
80
91
85
83
93
86
86
56
60
93
85
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
5
NE
5
N
0
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
E
10
NE
10
NE
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
10:58PM1.34m
11:35AM1.32m
11:41PM1.19m
12:19PM1.30m
Low Tide
4:52PM0.29m
5:15AM0.19m
5:44PM0.35m
5:49AM0.29m
6:39PM0.42m
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:27
 mm
2
3
3
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
15
15
16
15
15
Feels °C
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
14
13
14
14
13
13
14
13
13
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