
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Garie Beach today (08 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Garie Beach at 9PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Garie Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat night, fresh winds from the NW by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | SE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 14 | E 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 19 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
39 | 26 | 32 | 49 | 63 | 65 | 65 | 132 | 156 | 203 | 116 | 116 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:14PM1.46m | 5:06AM0.98m | 5:19PM1.55m | 6:14AM1.03m | 6:18PM1.64m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:14PM0.26m | 10:36AM0.38m | 00:18AM0.16m | 11:41AM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 14 | E 14 | S 13 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
39 | 26 | 32 | 49 | 63 | 65 | 65 | 132 | 156 | 203 | 116 | 116 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 823 | 703 | 693 | 542 | 375 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | SE 9 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | ENE 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 14 | SE 8 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 |
18 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 39 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | E 8 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 6 | S 5 | S 6 | E 14 | E 14 | SSE 8 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 |
30 | 22 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NW 4 | WNW 4 |
— | 18 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 37 | 48 | 87 | 413 | 1029 | 1223 | 38 | 54 | 78 | 43 | 20 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 487 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 267 | 448 | 457 | 19 | 59 | 72 | 207 | 2 | 2 |
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