Little Garie

Beach

Little Garie (NSW 345) lies around the rocks from Garie, 250 m to the south. It is a curving 100 m long east-facing sand and cobble beach, afforded some protection by Thelma Head, with waves averaging about 1 m but sufficient to generate a permanent rip that usually flows... Read more

Little Garie (NSW 345) lies around the rocks from Garie, 250 m to the south. It is a curving 100 m long east-facing sand and cobble beach, afforded some protection by Thelma Head, with waves averaging about 1 m but sufficient to generate a permanent rip that usually flows out against the northern rocks. The beach is backed by a small cleared valley occupied by a score of shacks.

Swimming

Garie is a hazardous beach owing to the rips and troughs, so stay between the flags and be very careful if swimming up the beach. Little Garie is usually quieter but the rocks in the surf and boulders on the beach and to the sides create additional hazards.

Surfing

Best up the beach at the northern Garie Point, a left which holds to 3 m, with beach breaks along the beach and a smaller right over the southern rocks. Little Garie can provide a right on the southern point during moderate east to south east swell.

Fishing

Gutters are usually found along the beach, with the northern rocks a popular if exposed spot. The rocks at Little Garie are a little more sheltered.