Austinmer Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Thursday 28 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
20.6° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Austinmer Beach today (29 May):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 May, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 May, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Austinmer Beach at 12AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.9m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 May)--
Afternoon (29 May)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Evening (29 May)5ft (1.6m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.9
S
8
1.5
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.5
S
8
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
663
577
566
566
489
468
459
450
450
450
512
514
514
449
392
358
324
279
234
190
151
154
162
162
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
25
W
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
20
W
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
6:22PM1.44m
6:48AM1.04m
6:57PM1.48m
7:32AM1.03m
7:32PM1.51m
8:13AM1.02m
Low Tide
11:48AM0.34m
1:00AM0.29m
12:24PM0.36m
1:41AM0.24m
1:00PM0.38m
2:20AM0.21m
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:52
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:54
4:54
4:54
4:53
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
19
19
19
17
17
17
19
19
19
17
16
15
14
14
16
19
17
15
14
13
12
12
16
16
16
17
16
14
13
13
15
16
16
15
13
11
9
9
12
15
12
11
11
10
9
9
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.7
S
8
1.6
E
10
1.6
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.2
S
8
1
S
8
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
Energy kJ
663
577
566
566
489
468
459
450
450
450
337
514
341
349
358
358
324
270
196
136
151
154
162
162
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
11
0.1
S
17
1.6
E
10
1.6
S
8
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.7
S
8
Energy kJ
22
21
20
19
18
10
6
512
308
514
449
392
339
290
279
234
190
112
86
84
63
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
Energy kJ
3
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
5
1.5
S
6
1.5
S
6
1.6
S
6
2
S
6
2
S
7
1.8
S
7
1.9
S
7
1.9
S
8
1.8
S
8
2
S
8
0.4
WSW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.3
W
3
0.5
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.2
W
3
0.3
W
2
0.3
W
3
0.3
W
3
0.4
WSW
3
Energy kJ
60
134
154
200
314
374
330
392
403
377
454
2
2
1
5
3
1
1
1
1
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
49
49
13
49
49
41
49
49
13
49
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Illawarra
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
9
8
7
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
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