Garie Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Friday 27 Feb 2026 AEDT
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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
24.1° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Garie Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Garie Beach at 6PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am February 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Feb)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (27 Feb)5ft (1.5m)7s
Evening (27 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


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Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Mon
02
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
ENE
1.5
SE
1.6
SE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.2
SE
1
ENE
1.1
SE
1.3
ESE
1.7
E
1.8
E
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
SE
1.2
SE
1.2
SE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.5
E
Period(s) (?)977888888787787778888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)217198207234223192197185153135131136164323352164134143182182171158153280
Wind
(km/h)
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
NNE
5
N
5
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:41AM
1.45
6:44PM
0.99
6:45AM
1.51
7:40PM
1.07
7:39AM
1.57
8:26PM
1.15
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:45PM
0.23
12:10AM
0.42
1:40PM
0.15
1:11AM
0.35
2:26PM
0.09
2:04AM
0.28
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Mon
02
Sunrise6:39-------6:41-------6:41-------
Sunset---7:35-------7:34-------7:32----
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-------------11---------
Temp. °C212222222121212122222323212122222224242322222221
Feels °C (?)192121212020212022212222222122222224242322232322
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