Garie Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Monday 02 Mar 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 7AM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 02). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Afternoon (03 Mar)1ft (0.3m)13s
Evening (03 Mar)5ft (1.5m)7s

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


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Mon
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
1
2
2
1
1
2
0
1
1
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
ENE
2.2
ENE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.3
SSE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.7
ENE
2
ENE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.5
SSE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
Period(s) (?)77141313131387779777881211118777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)40550419181717332872341831442131289819232742910610070287234188188
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
15
N
10
N
5
NNE
5
NE
5
E
5
SE
5
SSE
5
S
5
S
5
SSE
10
E
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
5
N
0
WSW
0
SSW
5
E
15
ENE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
ononglassglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglasscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:07PM
1.23
9:10AM
1.58
9:45PM
1.29
9:50AM
1.53
10:22PM
1.34
10:28AM
1.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:51AM
0.24
3:41PM
0.06
3:36AM
0.21
4:14PM
0.08
4:18AM
0.21
4:45PM
0.13
Mon
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Sunrise----6:43-------6:45-------6:45---
Sunset-------7:30-------7:29-------7:28
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
5533-211-------111-----1
Temp. °C222121212121222322222222222326252423222122242625
Feels °C (?)222020202122242525252525252628262523252426272826
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