Garie Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Monday 29 Dec 2025 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
22.4° 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 9AM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am December 29). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Dec)5ft (1.6m)9s
Afternoon (29 Dec)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (29 Dec)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
2
0
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1.2
SE
1.2
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.1
SE
1.2
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.9
ESE
2.1
ESE
2.1
ESE
2.1
ESE
Period(s) (?)99999988888888888881413131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)51044638836035231614016315916719614719217526114317922224111891274138713441269
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
SW
5
W
5
WNW
10
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NNE
10
E
15
E
15
ESE
5
SE
5
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscrossglasscross-
on
crosscrosscrossoffoffoffglasscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:15AM
1.29
4:17PM
1.11
5:13AM
1.40
5:33PM
1.07
6:10AM
1.52
6:45PM
1.06
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:33AM
0.44
10:30PM
0.25
11:47AM
0.34
11:27PM
0.27
12:55PM
0.23
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Sunrise--5:43-------5:45-------5:46-----
Sunset------8:08-------8:09-------8:09-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
----------------------1-
Temp. °C151417191919171615131619202019171615182122211920
Feels °C (?)141316171617161615121617181718161514182020192020
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