Austinmer Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Thursday 21 May 2026 AEST
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Austinmer Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Austinmer Beach sea temperature is
20.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Austinmer Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Austinmer Beach at 7PM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)--
Afternoon (21 May)7ft (2.1m)8s
Evening (21 May)6.5ft (2.0m)8s

Table - waves today at Austinmer Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sun
24
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
3
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
S
9
2
S
8
1.9
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
8
1.8
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
7
1.3
E
10
1.6
ESE
10
2.2
SE
10
2.2
ESE
10
2.2
ESE
10
2.2
ESE
10
2.2
ESE
10
2.3
ESE
10
2.4
ESE
10
2.5
E
11
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
678
535
438
397
389
344
320
320
306
454
899
945
980
943
980
1082
1175
1521
1870
1825
1825
1817
1680
1709
Wind (km/h)
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
NE
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:21PM1.04m
00:08AM1.55m
1:27PM1.05m
1:11AM1.44m
2:33PM1.09m
2:15AM1.33m
Low Tide
5:37PM0.44m
7:11AM0.11m
6:47PM0.49m
8:10AM0.17m
8:03PM0.51m
9:03AM0.21m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:47
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:59
4:58
4:58
4:57
1
1
1
1
3
2
1
Temp °C
18
17
15
14
15
13
14
14
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
18
17
17
17
18
17
17
19
13
12
11
11
12
11
11
11
13
12
13
13
13
13
14
14
16
16
17
16
17
16
16
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
9
1.3
E
10
1.6
ESE
10
0.3
S
12
0.3
SSW
7
2.2
ESE
10
2.2
ESE
10
2.2
ESE
10
2.3
ESE
10
2.4
ESE
10
2.5
E
11
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
Energy kJ
212
208
208
204
158
154
115
113
306
454
24
10
980
943
980
1082
1175
1521
1870
1825
1825
1817
1680
1709
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
13
0.4
SSW
12
0.3
S
12
0.4
SSW
8
0.3
S
9
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
21
0.2
S
20
0.2
S
19
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
Energy kJ
5
4
4
19
17
50
24
24
14
4
9
31
28
25
20
4
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
14
0.1
S
22
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
19
Energy kJ
33
9
4
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
S
9
2
S
8
1.9
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
8
1.8
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
7
2.2
SE
10
2.2
ESE
10
0.4
S
7
Energy kJ
678
535
438
397
389
344
320
320
199
186
899
945
17
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
1
3
4
3
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
7
13
49
13
7
7
7
7
7
13
13
13
41
41
49
7
5
29
41
12
49
49
49
29
Best forecast wave conditions in Illawarra
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
2
2
3
4
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
7
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
5
7
8
7
6
5
5
6
7
7
8
8
7
6
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