Garie Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Friday 17 Apr 2026 AEST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
21.4° 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 5AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 2.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 17). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)10ft (3.0m)11s
Afternoon (18 Apr)8ft (2.5m)11s
Evening (18 Apr)10ft (3.0m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
3
3
2
0
1
!
!
!
4
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
3
S
3
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
3
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3
S
3
S
2.5
S
3
S
3
S
3
S
3
S
3
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
Period(s) (?)689101011111111111112121212121313121212131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3148361052166217141676176416731938263327782827270422221914248329252960247926402511246023142020
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
S
20
S
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:20PM
1.59
8:45AM
1.33
9:02PM
1.65
9:36AM
1.26
9:48PM
1.67
10:30AM
1.17
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:44AM
0.06
2:39PM
0.13
3:35AM
0.03
3:21PM
0.19
4:29AM
0.04
Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise----6:20-------6:20-------6:20---
Sunset-------5:29-------5:28-------5:27
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
33----------------------
Temp. °C171615131216171616141313121618171615141414181919
Feels °C (?)13121210101413111211101091315141212121212151515
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