
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Garie Beach today (04 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Garie Beach at 12PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 04). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (04 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (04 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Garie Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the S by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | Tuesday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 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) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | S 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
55 | 55 | 53 | 36 | 33 | 287 | 254 | 261 | 261 | 261 | 267 | 356 | 349 | 349 | 349 | 325 | 284 | 272 | 26 | 207 | 203 | 199 | 168 | 168 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross | on |
High Tide | 3:34AM0.94m | 3:35PM1.39m | 4:55AM0.98m | 4:49PM1.40m | 6:00AM1.07m | 5:53PM1.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:55AM0.51m | 10:46PM0.24m | 10:20AM0.49m | 11:48PM0.19m | 11:34AM0.44m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 22 | 16 |
Feels °C | 17 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 18 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
445 | 381 | 322 | 268 | 307 | 287 | 254 | 261 | 261 | 261 | 267 | 356 | 349 | 349 | 349 | 325 | 284 | 272 | 231 | 207 | 203 | 199 | 168 | 168 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | E 16 |
55 | 55 | 53 | 36 | 33 | 21 | 57 | 72 | 152 | 165 | 105 | 80 | 54 | 40 | 39 | 37 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 7 | S 10 | S 12 | E 19 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 17 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | E 18 | E 18 | E 16 | E 16 | E 11 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | S 16 |
4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 2 | W 3 | SW 3 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | — | — | NNE 2 | WNW 3 | S 4 |
— | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 38 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 47 | 67 | 31 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 110 |
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