
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Garie Beach today (10 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Garie Beach at 10AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 10). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Garie Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 32°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | S 5 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 4 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
338 | 287 | 193 | 138 | 112 | 78 | 35 | 23 | 57 | 80 | 64 | 60 | 44 | 31 | 27 | 23 | 11 | 19 | 34 | 24 | 11 | 17 | 9 | 25 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:50AM1.44m | 9:04PM1.33m | 9:25AM1.49m | 9:45PM1.26m | 9:59AM1.50m | 10:24PM1.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:34AM0.13m | 3:02PM0.18m | 3:06AM0.17m | 3:44PM0.17m | 3:37AM0.22m | 4:25PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 28 | 29 | 24 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 29 | 32 | 28 | 29 | 21 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 26 | 28 | 24 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 27 | 30 | 26 | 28 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 6 |
338 | 287 | 193 | 138 | 112 | 78 | 67 | 107 | 142 | 156 | 112 | 60 | 37 | 16 | 27 | 42 | 62 | 58 | 51 | 33 | 11 | 17 | 9 | 82 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 6 | NE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | S 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 5 | E 8 | E 9 | ESE 8 |
8 | 50 | 47 | 43 | 45 | 40 | 31 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 64 | 71 | 44 | 31 | 12 | 23 | 10 | 7 | 34 | 24 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 9 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | E 10 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | E 9 | SSW 6 | SE 6 | S 6 | SE 7 | SE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | N 13 |
3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 35 | 23 | 12 | 8 | 31 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 19 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 6 | — | NE 6 | — | NE 6 | — | SSW 3 | S 5 | S 6 | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | — | NW 2 | — | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 6 | SSW 4 |
50 | 92 | — | 67 | — | 64 | — | 3 | 57 | 80 | — | — | 69 | 82 | 24 | 87 | — | — | 1 | — | 64 | 40 | 100 | 25 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 25 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 687 | 26 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 72 | 2 | 54 |
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