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Garie Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Tuesday 17 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
23.3° 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: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm February 17). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (18 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (18 Feb)2ft (0.6m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tue
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
ESE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.4
SE
0.2
S
0.2
S
Period(s) (?)7711101010991010101099999995581616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5511263533414159697774717068525139372829211919
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNE
15
N
10
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
5
SE
5
E
10
NE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
off		ononononononglasscross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:47PM
1.18
9:46AM
1.57
10:23PM
1.25
10:24AM
1.55
11:00PM
1.31
11:03AM
1.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:27AM
0.26
4:20PM
0.06
4:09AM
0.23
4:53PM
0.06
4:53AM
0.23
Tue
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sunrise----6:31-------6:33-------6:33---
Sunset-------7:45-------7:45-------7:44
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-------1----------------
Temp. °C232120202232262221212121212425242322222222242424
Feels °C (?)212020192031262222222223242624242423232323242324
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