
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Garie Beach today (09 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Garie Beach at 4PM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (09 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (09 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Garie Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sun 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
573 | 597 | 614 | 554 | 492 | 531 | 430 | 396 | 405 | 502 | 557 | 509 | 499 | 408 | 314 | 263 | 225 | 217 | 196 | 176 | 206 | 191 | 149 | 146 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 3:33PM1.36m | 3:52AM1.04m | 4:33PM1.46m | 5:07AM1.03m | 5:32PM1.57m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:50AM0.28m | 10:08PM0.38m | 9:48AM0.30m | 11:19PM0.28m | 10:49AM0.31m | 00:24AM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | |
— | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | 5:01 | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
573 | 597 | 614 | 554 | 492 | 531 | 430 | 396 | 405 | 502 | 557 | 509 | 499 | 408 | 314 | 263 | 225 | 190 | 132 | 95 | 206 | 191 | 149 | 146 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | S 16 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 19 | S 20 | S 21 | S 21 | E 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 |
260 | 167 | 77 | 56 | 71 | 5 | 89 | 202 | 196 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 43 | 113 | 178 | 217 | 196 | 176 | 67 | 44 | 45 | 33 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | — | S 16 | S 16 | — | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | — | S 19 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | NE 4 | S 15 | — |
6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 14 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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