Garie Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Wednesday 13 May 2026 AEST
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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
19.9° 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 3AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (14 May)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (14 May)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed night, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
10
0.9
SSE
10
1.5
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
6
0.8
S
9
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.6
E
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
1.3
E
8
1.5
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
196
157
155
139
112
94
97
94
94
92
92
97
115
123
161
161
229
168
149
118
102
77
201
340
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
S
15
SE
10
SE
5
SW
5
W
5
W
5
WSW
5
W
0
SW
5
E
5
E
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
5:41PM1.35m
5:48AM1.25m
6:25PM1.49m
6:43AM1.25m
7:09PM1.61m
7:38AM1.24m
Low Tide
11:52PM0.31m
11:57AM0.15m
00:47AM0.19m
12:41PM0.15m
1:41AM0.08m
1:26PM0.16m
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:02
5:02
5:01
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
19
19
18
18
19
19
18
18
18
17
16
17
18
18
19
18
16
16
15
15
18
19
18
15
17
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
18
17
15
17
17
17
19
19
16
16
15
15
19
20
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.7
S
9
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
0.6
S
9
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
1.3
E
8
1.5
E
9
Energy kJ
196
157
117
85
106
79
97
94
94
60
92
97
115
123
161
161
181
168
149
118
102
77
201
340
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.2
E
10
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.4
S
9
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
14
0.4
SSE
8
0.5
E
9
0.7
E
8
0.3
S
8
0.2
S
8
Energy kJ
38
21
21
21
21
20
78
57
59
8
60
41
41
41
27
26
8
8
8
23
39
58
12
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.1
S
20
0.2
S
13
0.3
E
11
0.3
S
12
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
S
16
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
SSE
8
0.3
S
9
0.1
SE
13
0.1
S
13
Energy kJ
45
19
7
14
21
28
9
9
8
5
8
8
8
9
8
8
25
27
22
13
7
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.5
ESE
6
1.4
ESE
6
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.6
E
7
Energy kJ
88
121
155
139
112
94
92
229
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Distance (km)
74
129
117
31
31
66
230
15
15
2
0
9
0
14
15
15
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
82
Best forecast wave conditions in Illawarra
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
2
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
3
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
7
9
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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