Garie Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Wednesday 22 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
21.4° 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 4AM is: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.4m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)6ft (1.8m)11s
Afternoon (23 Apr)5ft (1.6m)11s
Evening (23 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SE
11
2.3
SE
11
2.3
SE
11
2.1
SE
11
2
SE
11
1.8
SE
11
1.6
SE
11
1.6
SE
11
1.5
SE
11
1.4
SE
11
1.2
SE
10
1.2
SE
10
1.2
ESE
11
1.1
ESE
11
1.1
ESE
11
1.1
ESE
11
1.1
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1.1
E
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
8
1.1
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1401
1264
1219
1132
918
778
627
551
505
408
304
286
376
308
297
286
255
245
240
207
146
119
94
153
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
SE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
E
10
E
10
E
10
NE
5
NNW
5
WNW
10
W
10
W
5
NW
15
NE
20
NE
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:33AM1.50m
1:49PM0.97m
1:42AM1.42m
3:07PM0.99m
2:54AM1.36m
Low Tide
5:56PM0.44m
7:43AM0.19m
7:07PM0.50m
8:53AM0.21m
8:29PM0.53m
9:57AM0.21m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:22
6:24
6:24
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5:22
5:22
5:21
Temp °C
18
17
17
17
18
18
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
20
20
19
18
18
17
16
16
20
23
21
15
14
14
14
15
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
19
18
17
17
18
17
15
15
20
21
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SE
11
2.3
SE
11
2.3
SE
11
2.1
SE
11
2
SE
11
1.8
SE
11
1.6
SE
11
1.6
SE
11
1.5
SE
11
1.4
SE
11
1.2
SE
10
1.2
SE
10
1.2
ESE
11
1.1
ESE
11
1.1
ESE
11
1.1
ESE
11
1.1
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1.1
E
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
8
0.4
SSE
8
Energy kJ
1401
1264
1219
1132
918
778
627
551
505
408
304
286
376
308
297
286
255
245
240
207
146
119
94
23
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
15
1
ESE
14
1.3
ESE
13
1.4
ESE
12
1.4
ESE
12
1.4
ESE
12
1.5
ESE
11
1.4
ESE
11
1.4
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
11
1.1
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1.1
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
Energy kJ
123
357
560
589
566
512
563
477
431
359
265
270
220
216
154
106
103
81
77
47
45
70
54
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.5
ESE
12
0.1
N
11
0.5
E
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
5
5
5
5
2
2
2
2
2
2
89
2
32
44
31
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
8
Energy kJ
153
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Distance (km)
14
14
15
14
14
14
26
26
15
9
9
0
0
9
58
71
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
267
Best forecast wave conditions in Illawarra
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
9
9
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
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