Garie Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Monday 06 Apr 2026 AEST
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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
22.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Garie Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Garie Beach at 8PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 06). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Apr)--
Afternoon (06 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (06 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
SE
0.8
SE
1.1
SSE
1.7
SSE
1
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.2
SSE
1
SE
0.9
SE
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
Period(s) (?)999999999999910109998109999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)19015315713013010210276818364951975481923782161551026562878381
Wind
(km/h)
5
NE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
5
SW
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
W
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
10
S
10
E
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassoffcross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:58AM
1.03
11:02PM
1.35
11:42AM
0.95
11:44PM
1.30
12:35PM
0.89
12:35AM
1.24
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:30PM
0.43
5:48AM
0.35
5:06PM
0.49
6:42AM
0.40
5:50PM
0.55
7:46AM
0.44
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Sunrise------6:11-------6:11-------6:13-
Sunset-5:45-------5:43-------5:42------
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-1----------------------
Temp. °C201716161616162328252322202120212221201918181722
Feels °C (?)191716151515152228252422182020212221222119191721
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  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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