Austinmer Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Sunday 03 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
21.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Austinmer Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Austinmer Beach at 9PM is: 2.1m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 2.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)--
Afternoon (03 May)6ft (1.9m)10s
Evening (03 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 morning. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wed
6
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
!
!
!
!
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
3
NE
8
3
NE
8
2.5
ENE
8
2
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
926
702
768
902
985
963
717
644
657
657
763
684
684
694
735
711
657
645
657
663
640
617
545
535
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
NW
15
N
20
N
15
N
20
N
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
NNW
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
9:08PM1.50m
9:50AM1.03m
9:44PM1.47m
10:32AM0.98m
10:24PM1.42m
Low Tide
2:40PM0.37m
3:54AM0.21m
3:14PM0.42m
4:36AM0.25m
3:50PM0.46m
5:21AM0.29m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:33
6:33
6:33
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5:13
5:12
5:10
5:09
1
Temp °C
23
22
20
19
17
16
16
18
19
21
19
17
17
15
14
20
23
23
17
15
14
13
13
19
20
19
18
18
16
16
16
16
16
19
17
17
15
13
11
15
19
20
14
12
12
11
11
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ENE
10
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
2.2
ENE
8
2.2
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
2
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.5
E
11
Energy kJ
540
3
3
627
673
761
717
644
657
657
763
684
684
694
735
711
657
645
657
663
640
617
545
535
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.2
SSE
18
0.2
SSE
17
0.4
SSW
10
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
8
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
6
6
30
30
31
80
63
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
S
15
Energy kJ
5
27
26
17
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
3
NE
8
3
NE
8
2.5
ENE
8
1
N
5
0.6
WSW
3
0.6
WSW
3
0.6
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
3
Energy kJ
926
702
768
902
985
963
47
7
8
8
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
438
438
126
114
1
1
0
0
7
20
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Illawarra
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
8
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