Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Garie Beach today (11 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Garie Beach at 1AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm November 10). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (11 Nov) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Garie Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | Fri 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1047 | 1015 | 820 | 580 | 517 | 415 | 335 | 266 | 225 | 172 | 142 | 118 | 115 | 217 | 223 | 150 | 112 | 103 | 86 | 62 | 59 | 47 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 10:07PM1.07m | 10:05AM1.51m | 10:47PM1.03m | 10:41AM1.47m | 11:29PM0.99m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:34AM0.36m | 4:50PM0.20m | 4:09AM0.41m | 5:31PM0.23m | 4:46AM0.45m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 |
 | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | 7:34 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 22 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SE 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 1047 | 1015 | 820 | 580 | 517 | 415 | 335 | 266 | 225 | 172 | 142 | 118 | 9 | 4 | 30 | 48 | 45 | 103 | 86 | 62 | 59 | 47 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 4 | NE 5 | E 10 | ESE 12 | NE 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 13 | 12 | 11 | 25 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 5 | 28 | 25 | 37 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 9 | E 10 | NE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 4 |
| kJ | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | — | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | — | NE 5 | NE 4 | — | S 4 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 7 | 6 | 9 | — | 13 | 12 | — | 14 | 26 | — | 42 | 115 | 217 | 223 | 150 | 112 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 321 | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 71 | 9 | 26 | 58 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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