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Austinmer Beach Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Illawarra (42 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Austinmer Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Tuesday 12 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
20.0° 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 11PM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 25s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Austinmer Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | SSE 9 | S 9 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | |
378 | 448 | 522 | 209 | 439 | 439 | 424 | 459 | 459 | 416 | 201 | 123 | 139 | 132 | 98 | 101 | 82 | 78 | 62 | 62 | 57 | 64 | 82 | 85 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 4:49PM1.26m | 4:43AM1.26m | 5:32PM1.39m | 5:39AM1.26m | 6:14PM1.53m | 6:34AM1.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:20AM0.22m | 10:48PM0.43m | 11:03AM0.18m | 11:44PM0.30m | 11:47AM0.15m | 00:38AM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — |
 | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 |
16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
 kJ | 141 | 102 | 102 | 100 | 69 | 67 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 201 | 123 | 118 | 132 | 98 | 101 | 82 | 78 | 62 | 49 | 51 | 64 | 82 | 85 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | NE 11 | NE 11 | S 25 | S 24 | S 23 | S 22 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 14 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 40 | 34 | 31 | 27 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 81 | 79 | 59 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 62 | 57 | 41 | 42 | 41 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | — | S 25 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | S 15 | N 10 | S 22 | S 17 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | S 14 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 3 | — | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 49 | 25 | 10 | 36 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 |
| kJ | 378 | 448 | 522 | 209 | 439 | 439 | 424 | 459 | 459 | 416 | 58 | 113 | 139 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 120 | 120 | 191 | 120 | 49 | 49 | 13 | 120 | 88 | 88 | 93 | 100 | 81 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 100 | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
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