Garie Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Saturday 21 Feb 2026 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
22.6° 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 8AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am February 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Feb)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (21 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (21 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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

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Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
S
1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
1.6
S
1.8
S
1.6
S
Period(s) (?)1066666667666999888888667
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3170665552413131432423151314141212111155152253226
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
SW
10
SE
15
SE
20
S
10
S
5
S
5
WSW
0
N
10
NNW
10
NNE
20
NE
20
W
5
N
5
NE
10
NE
5
WNW
10
NW
10
N
35
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
glassonononcross-
on
glasscrossglassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:39PM
1.36
11:46AM
1.38
12:22AM
1.39
12:33PM
1.26
1:10AM
1.39
1:29PM
1.12
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:40AM
0.24
6:02PM
0.14
6:33AM
0.28
6:42PM
0.22
7:35AM
0.32
7:28PM
0.31
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise--6:35-------6:35-------6:37-----
Sunset-----7:42-------7:40-------7:39--
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-------------8111--------
Temp. °C232223262524232321212225292322222222222321212020
Feels °C (?)252527282624252623242427292425252425242518181819
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