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Garie Beach Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Illawarra (42 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Garie Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Thursday 28 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
20.5° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Garie Beach today (28 May):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Garie Beach at 11PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.7m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (28 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Garie Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | Sun 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | S 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | |
743 | 743 | 651 | 639 | 556 | 535 | 590 | 620 | 583 | 580 | 586 | 586 | 586 | 510 | 449 | 405 | 405 | 354 | 234 | 199 | 186 | 190 | 200 | 159 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:35PM1.41m | 6:59AM1.04m | 7:10PM1.45m | 7:42AM1.03m | 7:46PM1.48m | 8:24AM1.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:10AM0.31m | 12:35PM0.35m | 1:51AM0.26m | 1:11PM0.37m | 2:30AM0.23m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — |
 | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 |
— | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 16 |
16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
 kJ | 743 | 743 | 651 | 639 | 556 | 535 | 522 | 512 | 512 | 580 | 586 | 381 | 363 | 343 | 396 | 405 | 405 | 354 | 230 | 199 | 169 | 190 | 200 | 159 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | S 16 | S 17 | S 16 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | — | — | 5 | 6 | 5 | 586 | 586 | 510 | 449 | 400 | 339 | 284 | 234 | 190 | 186 | 138 | 108 | 103 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | — | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | — | — | NE 9 | N 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | — | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 3 | — | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 4 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 |
| kJ | 61 | 124 | 170 | 184 | 275 | 480 | 590 | 620 | 583 | 549 | 413 | — | — | 10 | 10 | 6 | — | 3 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 58 | 67 | 31 | 67 | 58 | 59 | 67 | 67 | 31 | 58 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
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