
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Garie Beach today (28 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Garie Beach at 12AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 27). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Garie Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 14 | S 8 | S 8 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
146 | 144 | 112 | 84 | 78 | 42 | 29 | 16 | 24 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 22 | 7 | 15 | 24 | 29 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:05PM1.44m | 7:48AM0.99m | 7:44PM1.49m | 8:25AM1.03m | 8:20PM1.52m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:55AM0.25m | 1:10PM0.40m | 2:31AM0.20m | 1:50PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | N 4 | N 4 | S 15 | SE 13 | S 12 |
146 | 144 | 112 | 84 | 78 | 42 | 29 | 16 | 24 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 16 | SE 16 | NE 4 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | SE 13 | S 14 | S 9 |
2 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | NE 8 | SE 17 | E 8 | NE 8 | SE 7 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SSE 15 | SE 15 | NNE 3 | SSE 14 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | E 8 | NE 6 |
8 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | 1 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | NW 2 | NW 2 | WNW 2 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | WNW 2 | W 3 | WNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | W 3 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
— | — | 2 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 24 | 29 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 47 | 121 | 125 | 191 | 636 | 434 | 635 | 640 | 327 | 139 | 58 |
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