Austinmer Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am 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
21.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Austinmer Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Austinmer Beach at 6PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Afternoon (06 May)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (06 May)4.5ft (1.4m)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 Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu morning).

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
0
2
2
1
1
2
0
0
1
!
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3
2
2
2
2
3
!
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ENE
11
1.4
ENE
11
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
E
10
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
1.6
S
8
3
S
9
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
10
2.4
S
11
2.2
S
10
1.9
S
10
1.7
S
10
1.6
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.7
S
11
1.8
S
10
2.1
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
469
452
443
416
410
356
346
296
296
245
200
346
1406
2500
2343
1313
1066
740
563
474
449
658
693
1227
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
SE
10
ENE
15
NE
10
N
10
WNW
20
W
20
W
15
W
25
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
15
W
10
W
10
WSW
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:17AM0.94m
11:07PM1.37m
12:10PM0.91m
11:54PM1.32m
1:10PM0.91m
00:47AM1.28m
Low Tide
5:21AM0.29m
4:30PM0.51m
6:10AM0.33m
5:16PM0.56m
7:02AM0.35m
6:13PM0.59m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:33
6:35
6:35
6:37
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5:09
5:08
5:07
5:07
Temp °C
14
18
19
20
17
15
14
14
14
14
16
15
12
11
9
8
8
15
20
20
13
12
12
11
12
17
17
17
16
13
10
9
10
7
8
8
4
4
4
3
3
10
15
15
8
8
9
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ENE
11
1.4
ENE
11
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
E
10
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
1.6
S
8
2.2
S
9
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.4
S
11
2.2
S
10
1.9
S
10
1.7
S
10
1.6
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.7
S
11
1.8
S
10
2.1
S
12
Energy kJ
469
452
443
416
410
356
346
296
296
245
200
346
769
1466
1481
1313
1066
740
563
474
449
658
693
1227
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.5
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.2
S
5
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
17
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
Energy kJ
69
53
47
32
20
11
6
6
2
2
6
163
128
94
71
50
50
51
52
56
58
39
39
39
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
NE
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
Energy kJ
26
21
4
4
14
3
3
3
3
4
2
2
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
3
0.3
NW
2
0.4
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.8
WSW
4
0.9
SW
5
0.5
WSW
4
3
S
9
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
10
0.4
W
3
0.4
W
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.5
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
Energy kJ
3
1
2
5
5
19
35
9
1406
2500
2343
2
3
2
5
5
3
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
6
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
Distance (km)
0
0
100
37
0
0
0
0
0
73
41
27
120
5
5
5
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Illawarra
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
4
6
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
2
7
5
5
6
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
7
9
9
6
6
4
7
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
7
8
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