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Garie Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Wednesday 14 Jan 2026 AEDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
22.8° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Garie Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Garie Beach at 6PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm January 14). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)--
Afternoon (14 Jan)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (14 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
ENE
0.5
S
0.4
SSE
1.3
ENE
0.4
SSE
0.3
SE
1.3
ENE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
SSE
0.2
S
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
1.9
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.4
ENE
2.1
S
3
SSW
2.4
SSW
1.3
S
1.3
ENE
1.5
E
1.7
S
Period(s) (?)8996911610101010138888889888910
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1794328982618136382524181315164643182305881202782217191328633
Wind
(km/h)
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NNE
20
NNE
10
N
5
WSW
10
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
S
20
S
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononcross-
on		onononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:44PM
0.89
6:55AM
1.35
7:37PM
0.92
7:39AM
1.41
8:22PM
0.95
8:19AM
1.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:05AM
0.48
1:50PM
0.36
12:55AM
0.46
2:32PM
0.29
1:41AM
0.42
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunrise------5:58-------5:58-------6:00-
Sunset--8:09-------8:09-------8:09-----
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
--2-1--111341------11112
Temp. °C242220202020222323232221212121232222212121212122
Feels °C (?)211917192020222222222021232322212020202020201921
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