Garie Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.17° S 151.07° E

Garie Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Garie Beach sea temperature is
17.1° C
0.5° 

Garie Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Garie Beach today (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Garie Beach at 8AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (16 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (16 Aug)3ft (0.9m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
18
0.4
S
18
1.3
ESE
6
1.4
SE
6
1
S
7
1
S
7
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
10
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
10
1.1
ESE
7
0.8
S
9
0.9
ESE
7
0.7
S
9
1
ESE
6
1.1
SE
6
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
11
0.9
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.5
ESE
13
0.6
ESE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
101
97
105
156
107
93
189
182
172
153
116
109
102
76
82
80
88
93
82
68
83
77
92
117
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
5
NE
5
WNW
5
ESE
10
ENE
10
E
5
E
5
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
High Tide
10:15PM1.49m
10:53AM1.33m
10:58PM1.34m
11:35AM1.32m
11:41PM1.19m
12:19PM1.30m
Low Tide
4:40AM0.10m
4:52PM0.29m
5:15AM0.19m
5:44PM0.35m
5:49AM0.29m
6:39PM0.42m
clear
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:33
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:25
5:27
 mm
2
2
1
1
1
2
3
2
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
12
13
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
15
14
15
15
14
14
14
14
15
15
16
15
14
Feels °C
9
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
12
12
11
12
14
13
15
13
14
14
13
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