
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Garie Beach today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 18s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Garie Beach at 6AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 18s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Garie Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 5 | S 7 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
42 | 51 | 104 | 96 | 109 | 157 | 150 | 148 | 93 | 102 | 108 | 151 | 108 | 377 | 1131 | 1586 | 1301 | 621 | 439 | 669 | 541 | 441 | 341 | 219 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:30AM0.84m | 3:25PM1.20m | 4:41AM0.89m | 4:27PM1.24m | 5:31AM0.95m | 5:18PM1.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:36AM0.61m | 10:36PM0.43m | 9:51AM0.58m | 11:25PM0.36m | 10:52AM0.52m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 18 | 25 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 17 | 14 | 14 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 8 | S 18 | S 17 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | S 12 | NE 6 | S 18 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 8 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 |
42 | 51 | 104 | 96 | 90 | 28 | 150 | 148 | 51 | 102 | 108 | 5 | 2 | 46 | 1 | 6 | 1301 | 621 | 359 | 669 | 541 | 441 | 341 | 219 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 4 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 7 | S 10 | S 17 | S 16 | NE 4 | — | E 12 | NE 5 | NNE 6 | S 21 | S 17 | S 12 | S 11 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 19 | S 19 |
24 | 25 | 6 | 63 | 109 | 157 | 25 | 54 | 93 | 47 | 5 | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 23 | 93 | 116 | 7 | 29 | 27 | 111 | 171 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 18 | SSW 4 | E 11 | S 11 | NE 4 | S 7 | S 6 | E 11 | S 16 | E 11 | — | E 11 | — | — | S 21 | S 15 | S 20 | S 19 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
2 | 2 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 37 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 20 | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | 9 | 42 | 8 | 29 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | N 5 | NW 3 | S 11 | S 5 | S 7 | S 9 | S 10 | — | — | S 8 | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 |
2 | 7 | 11 | — | — | 7 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 151 | 108 | 377 | 1131 | 1586 | — | — | 439 | — | — | — | — | 34 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 224 | 661 | 139 | 299 | 139 | 106 | 47 | 26 | 15 | 15 | 82 | 107 |
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