Garie Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Sunday 22 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 3AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm February 22). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Feb)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (23 Feb)4ft (1.2m)5s
Evening (23 Feb)4ft (1.2m)6s

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

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Sun
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.5
S
1.2
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.6
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
1.3
ENE
Period(s) (?)98888855666777988877157147
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)14131211102860908888798060312723311898414147
Wind
(km/h)
5
N
5
NW
5
N
10
NW
5
WSW
20
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
5
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
N
10
E
20
SE
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcrossoncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:10AM
1.39
1:29PM
1.12
2:06AM
1.39
2:38PM
1.00
3:12AM
1.38
4:03PM
0.93
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:42PM
0.22
7:35AM
0.32
7:28PM
0.31
8:48AM
0.35
8:25PM
0.40
10:13AM
0.35
Sun
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise----6:37-------6:37-------6:37---
Sunset-------7:39-------7:38-------7:37
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C252524242525222221212120212426262424222122252523
Feels °C (?)282827262725192020212120222725252424232324272523
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