Austinmer Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Saturday 02 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
21.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Austinmer Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Austinmer Beach at 8PM is: 2.1m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.8m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)--
Afternoon (02 May)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Evening (02 May)7ft (2.1m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tue
5
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)
!
1
!
!
!
!
3
2
2
1
!
!
!
!
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.3
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
2.3
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
2
E
10
1.9
ENE
11
1.8
ENE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
704
506
766
799
908
1004
579
512
778
636
1004
1255
1027
1048
712
657
591
671
684
680
754
865
862
807
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
20
N
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
N
5
N
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
20
W
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:33PM1.52m
9:10AM1.08m
9:08PM1.50m
9:50AM1.03m
9:44PM1.47m
Low Tide
2:08PM0.33m
3:14AM0.19m
2:40PM0.37m
3:54AM0.21m
3:14PM0.42m
4:36AM0.25m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:31
6:33
6:33
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5:14
5:13
5:12
5:10
1
Temp °C
23
22
20
19
18
17
17
20
23
22
20
19
17
16
15
21
22
18
18
17
16
14
14
19
20
20
18
18
18
17
17
18
19
19
19
18
17
16
14
20
22
18
18
17
15
11
11
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ENE
9
0.1
S
8
1.8
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
0.1
S
12
1.9
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
2
E
10
1.9
ENE
11
1.8
ENE
11
Energy kJ
415
1
563
587
600
567
579
512
540
3
688
732
729
772
712
657
591
671
684
680
754
865
862
807
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
1
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
6
6
5
5
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
18
Energy kJ
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.3
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
2.3
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
8
2.5
NE
8
0.2
NNW
3
0.3
W
3
0.5
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.6
WSW
4
Energy kJ
704
506
766
799
908
1004
778
636
1004
1255
1027
1048
1
1
5
2
9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
4
3
3
3
4
2
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
438
438
438
126
1
1
0
114
438
438
126
114
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Illawarra
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
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