Garie Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.17° S 151.07° E

Garie Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Garie Beach sea temperature is
17.6° C
0.0° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Garie Beach at 1AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (19 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (19 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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)
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
13
0.5
ESE
12
0.9
E
8
0.6
ESE
11
1
E
7
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.4
ESE
7
0.8
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
93
85
100
97
104
82
77
117
110
83
64
50
58
32
33
28
19
44
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
10
NNE
10
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNE
10
NW
5
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:27AM1.05m
1:06PM1.26m
1:22AM0.93m
2:01PM1.23m
Low Tide
6:39PM0.42m
6:26AM0.38m
7:43PM0.48m
7:08AM0.47m
8:57PM0.51m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:28
 mm
Temp °C
16
15
14
13
13
15
18
17
15
15
14
13
13
15
20
20
19
17
Feels °C
14
14
13
12
12
14
16
14
12
13
12
11
11
13
17
18
18
15
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