Garie Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Saturday 23 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
19.8° 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 6PM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)8ft (2.5m)10s
Afternoon (23 May)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (23 May)10ft (3.0m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tue
26
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
11
2.5
E
11
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.4
E
12
2.4
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.3
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1163
1484
1921
2281
2524
2510
2544
2805
2757
2627
2377
2214
2335
2140
1957
1784
1784
1678
1649
1494
1494
1396
1396
1444
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
SE
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
NE
5
NNW
5
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
SE
5
S
5
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:41PM1.08m
2:24AM1.31m
3:41PM1.14m
3:27AM1.22m
4:34PM1.21m
Low Tide
8:22AM0.17m
8:14PM0.51m
9:15AM0.21m
9:29PM0.51m
10:03AM0.24m
10:37PM0.47m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:47
6:47
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:58
4:57
4:57
4:55
2
2
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
19
19
18
18
17
17
16
16
18
19
19
18
18
17
17
14
15
16
17
17
17
16
16
16
18
18
18
18
18
18
16
16
19
20
20
19
19
16
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
11
2.5
E
11
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.4
E
12
2.4
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.3
E
12
Energy kJ
1163
1484
1921
2281
2524
2510
2544
2805
2757
2627
2377
2214
2335
2140
1957
1784
1784
1678
1649
1494
1494
1396
1396
1444
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
8
0.1
S
14
0.4
S
8
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
15
0.4
S
15
0.4
S
14
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
13
Energy kJ
19
4
19
8
7
6
21
5
4
4
4
2
9
6
21
45
40
67
63
56
51
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
Energy kJ
4
9
7
6
6
8
8
7
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
67
42
42
26
31
71
117
19
19
42
42
19
0
0
0
3
3
3
14
9
3
14
14
14
Best forecast wave conditions in Illawarra
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
4
4
4
4
6
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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