Austinmer Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Wednesday 20 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 2AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 2.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)7.5ft (2.3m)9s
Afternoon (21 May)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Evening (21 May)6ft (1.9m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
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
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
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1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
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1
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
9
2.5
SSE
9
3
S
9
2.3
S
9
2.1
S
9
2
S
8
1.8
SSE
8
1.8
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
7
1.8
SE
10
1.9
SE
10
2.1
ESE
10
2.1
ESE
10
2.1
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
9
2.2
ESE
10
2.3
ESE
10
2.4
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
856
1131
1238
1019
1468
866
678
548
416
365
345
294
272
289
237
614
725
908
978
884
450
1000
1082
1175
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
15
W
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
11:09PM1.65m
12:21PM1.04m
00:08AM1.55m
1:27PM1.05m
1:11AM1.44m
2:33PM1.09m
Low Tide
4:36PM0.37m
6:11AM0.06m
5:37PM0.44m
7:11AM0.11m
6:47PM0.49m
8:10AM0.17m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:46
6:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:59
4:58
4:58
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
13
13
12
16
17
16
14
13
13
13
13
14
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
16
17
17
11
9
9
9
8
11
12
11
10
9
9
10
10
11
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
14
15
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
S
10
1.8
S
10
2.1
S
10
1.1
E
10
2.5
SSE
9
1.1
E
10
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
0.9
E
9
0.2
S
12
0.6
S
7
2.1
ESE
10
2.1
ESE
10
2.1
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
9
2.2
ESE
10
2.3
ESE
10
2.4
ESE
10
Energy kJ
589
614
826
255
997
260
212
208
208
204
158
154
117
113
140
11
39
908
978
884
450
1000
1082
1175
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
13
0.1
E
15
0.3
S
12
0.5
S
7
0.4
SSW
9
0.4
SSW
9
1.3
E
11
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
20
Energy kJ
377
324
314
260
5
4
4
19
33
4
24
28
27
26
375
4
9
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
13
0.4
SSW
8
0.1
S
22
0.1
S
14
0.2
S
20
Energy kJ
29
24
10
4
32
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
9
2.5
SSE
9
3
S
9
2.3
S
9
2.1
S
9
2
S
8
1.8
SSE
8
1.8
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
7
1.8
SE
10
1.9
SE
10
0.4
S
8
Energy kJ
856
1131
1238
1019
1468
866
678
548
416
365
345
294
272
289
237
614
725
19
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
4
4
4
4
2
1
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
Distance (km)
2
1
7
7
7
7
49
13
7
7
7
7
7
7
13
13
12
41
29
13
12
13
13
5
Best forecast wave conditions in Illawarra
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
7
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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