Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Garie Beach today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Garie Beach at 5PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 20s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 12). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Garie Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 404 | 336 | 291 | 214 | 198 | 154 | 151 | 148 | 122 | 143 | 143 | 138 | 135 | 135 | 174 | 132 | 127 | 116 | 82 | 79 | 54 | 49 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 8:58AM1.39m | 9:08PM1.45m | 9:35AM1.42m | 9:48PM1.34m | 10:12AM1.42m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:59PM0.17m | 3:21AM0.11m | 3:44PM0.20m | 3:53AM0.19m | 4:28PM0.24m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 11 | 15 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 404 | 336 | 291 | 214 | 198 | 154 | 151 | 148 | 122 | 143 | 143 | 138 | 135 | 96 | 150 | 128 | 99 | 70 | 82 | 79 | 54 | 240 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 19 | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | S 18 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | S 10 |
| kJ | 116 | 175 | 166 | 113 | 138 | 127 | 119 | 107 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 135 | 174 | 132 | 127 | 116 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 49 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 12 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | S 18 | S 16 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | S 18 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | S 19 | S 15 | S 15 | ENE 12 |
| kJ | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 55 | 46 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | N 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | — | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 10 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 28 | 23 | 28 | 76 | 119 | 38 | 237 | 205 | — | 127 | 85 | 131 | 193 | 372 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 117 | 74 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 133 | 457 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
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