Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Garie Beach today (15 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Garie Beach at 11PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm November 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
| Evening (15 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Garie Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wed 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 5 | SSE 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 80 | 95 | 102 | 154 | 200 | 182 | 160 | 284 | 396 | 358 | 287 | 294 | 415 | 309 | 257 | 186 | 121 | 90 | 70 | 51 | 61 | 219 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 2:01AM0.91m | 1:36PM1.25m | 3:02AM0.93m | 2:30PM1.21m | 4:01AM0.99m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:54PM0.34m | 7:06AM0.59m | 8:45PM0.34m | 8:13AM0.62m | 9:35PM0.33m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 |
 | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | 7:38 |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 13 |
| kJ | 51 | 20 | 75 | 75 | 78 | 82 | 79 | 28 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 415 | 309 | 257 | 186 | 121 | 90 | 70 | 51 | 61 | 219 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 10 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | NE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 14 | E 9 |
| kJ | 42 | 33 | 14 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 16 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 17 | 10 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 60 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | E 8 | S 13 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | E 7 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 13 | E 10 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 6 | E 10 | N 11 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 10 | NE 11 |
| kJ | 4 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 35 | 31 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 18 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 17 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 5 | SSE 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 6 | ENE 4 | E 4 | — | NE 6 |
| kJ | 80 | 95 | 102 | 154 | 200 | 182 | 160 | 284 | 396 | 358 | 287 | 294 | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 10 | 7 | — | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 67 | 210 | 196 | 110 | 31 | 67 | 31 | 58 | 106 | 278 | 67 | 26 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 9 | 110 | 394 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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