Austinmer Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Wednesday 06 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
21.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Austinmer Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Austinmer Beach at 2AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 06). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (07 May)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (07 May)7.5ft (2.3m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed night, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu morning).

Wed
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
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)
2
2
1
1
2
0
0
1
1
!
!
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2
2
1
3
!
!
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1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1.3
S
8
1.9
S
9
2.5
S
10
3
S
10
2.4
S
11
2.2
S
11
1.8
S
10
1.6
S
10
1.4
S
10
1.8
S
11
2.1
S
11
2.1
S
10
2.4
S
12
2.5
S
11
3
S
11
2.5
S
11
2
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
410
356
346
296
296
245
200
217
562
1293
2248
1491
1148
682
500
349
792
991
900
1589
1627
1896
1575
882
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
WNW
20
W
20
W
15
W
30
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
W
25
W
20
WSW
25
W
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
SW
10
SW
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:07PM1.37m
12:10PM0.91m
11:54PM1.32m
1:10PM0.91m
00:47AM1.28m
2:13PM0.95m
Low Tide
4:30PM0.51m
6:10AM0.33m
5:16PM0.56m
7:02AM0.35m
6:13PM0.59m
7:56AM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:35
6:35
6:37
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5:08
5:07
5:07
Temp °C
17
15
14
13
14
14
16
15
13
11
9
9
9
15
20
18
13
12
12
12
12
17
18
17
16
14
9
8
10
6
7
8
5
4
3
4
3
9
14
13
9
9
9
9
9
14
15
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1.3
S
8
1.9
S
9
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
11
2.4
S
11
2.2
S
11
1.8
S
10
1.6
S
10
1.4
S
10
1.8
S
11
2.1
S
11
2.1
S
10
2.4
S
12
2.5
S
11
2.3
S
11
2.1
S
11
2
S
10
Energy kJ
410
356
346
296
296
245
200
217
562
1293
1386
1491
1148
682
500
349
792
991
900
1589
1627
1270
1045
882
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
Energy kJ
20
11
6
6
3
2
2
163
128
94
70
71
50
50
51
56
38
39
40
40
40
40
41
42
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
N
9
Energy kJ
14
3
3
3
6
5
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
3
0.5
N
3
0.4
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.5
SW
3
0.8
WSW
4
0.9
SW
4
0.5
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.6
WSW
4
3
S
10
0.5
W
3
0.6
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.4
W
3
0.3
WSW
3
3
S
11
2.5
S
11
Energy kJ
2
5
2
5
5
16
26
10
16
13
2248
4
8
6
4
2
3
2
1896
1575
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
5
4
4
3
3
2
3
1
1
4
4
5
4
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
66
41
5
110
5
5
5
2
0
5
0
0
1
1
2
2
5
7
7
Best forecast wave conditions in Illawarra
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
4
5
4
4
3
3
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
4
2
4
7
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
7
9
6
5
5
7
6
5
6
6
5
7
6
5
5
5
7
6
6
5
5
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