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Austinmer Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Tuesday 17 Mar 2026 AEDT
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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
23.1° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Austinmer Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Austinmer Beach at 9AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am March 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (17 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (17 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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

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Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.5
S
0.4
S
0.5
S
0.8
SSE
0.9
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
0.6
S
0.6
ESE
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.4
S
0.6
SE
Period(s) (?)666777111010555565888986885
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)184157149655956553448354255532418444343553419431823
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
NNE
15
SSW
5
S
10
SSW
15
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
15
S
10
SSE
10
S
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offglasscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:49AM
1.50
8:27PM
1.26
8:29AM
1.53
9:03PM
1.37
9:10AM
1.52
9:40PM
1.46
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:32AM
0.34
2:21PM
0.12
2:16AM
0.26
2:55PM
0.07
3:00AM
0.19
3:29PM
0.06
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Sunrise--6:56-------6:56-------6:56-----
Sunset-----7:12-------7:10-------7:09--
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rain showers
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212122282723222120202021212121201919191920212020
Feels °C (?)222122272722232220212122212222212020202022222020
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