Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Garie Beach today (17 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Garie Beach at 9PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Garie Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 6 | S 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 12 | S 11 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 13 | E 7 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
93 | 80 | 73 | 70 | 75 | 95 | 82 | 89 | 89 | 73 | 93 | 85 | 100 | 97 | 85 | 82 | 77 | 226 | 185 | 103 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 11:41PM1.19m | 12:19PM1.30m | 00:27AM1.05m | 1:06PM1.26m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:44PM0.35m | 5:49AM0.29m | 6:39PM0.42m | 6:26AM0.38m | 7:43PM0.48m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 7 | ESE 13 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | E 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
78 | 74 | 68 | 70 | 35 | 73 | 73 | 56 | 56 | 73 | 93 | 79 | 76 | 72 | 57 | 69 | 59 | 226 | 185 | 103 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | ENE 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 14 | S 11 | S 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
53 | 17 | 73 | 51 | 24 | 95 | 82 | 10 | 41 | 55 | 53 | 85 | 100 | 97 | 85 | 82 | 77 | 11 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | S 12 | ENE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 9 | E 10 | ESE 13 | E 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 15 | — | E 11 |
9 | 17 | 9 | 24 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 8 | 60 | 7 | 47 | 30 | 29 | 25 | 23 | 11 | 4 | — | 9 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | ESE 7 | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | — | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | NE 4 | NE 5 |
93 | 80 | — | — | 75 | — | — | 89 | 89 | — | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 73 | 15 | 55 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 31 | 67 | 31 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 133 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 346 | 9 | 0 |
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