Austinmer Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Thursday 14 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
20.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Austinmer Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Austinmer Beach at 6PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (14 May)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (14 May)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sun
17
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)
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
6
1
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.5
E
9
1.6
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
86
82
82
82
78
78
74
82
101
101
111
153
153
145
145
99
128
233
239
239
247
279
342
398
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ENE
5
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SE
10
SE
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
WSW
5
W
0
N
5
ENE
10
NE
5
NNE
10
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
cross-on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
off
off
High Tide
5:39AM1.26m
6:14PM1.53m
6:34AM1.26m
6:58PM1.64m
7:29AM1.25m
7:43PM1.73m
Low Tide
11:47AM0.15m
00:38AM0.18m
12:30PM0.15m
1:31AM0.07m
1:15PM0.17m
2:24AM-0.01m
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:41
6:41
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:04
5:02
5:01
5:00
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
19
19
19
17
17
17
15
16
18
19
19
17
16
15
14
14
18
19
19
17
16
16
15
16
18
17
18
16
17
17
14
15
18
18
19
18
16
15
14
14
19
19
19
18
16
16
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
0.6
S
9
1
ESE
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1.3
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.5
E
9
1.6
E
9
Energy kJ
82
82
57
82
78
78
74
82
101
101
111
153
153
145
145
99
128
233
239
239
247
279
342
398
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
9
0.6
S
9
0.2
E
11
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
14
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
S
8
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
8
Energy kJ
84
57
9
57
40
40
40
42
40
40
38
8
8
8
8
15
14
12
7
7
3
3
5
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.1
S
13
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
14
0.3
SSE
8
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
Energy kJ
21
9
4
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
14
7
7
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
6
1
ESE
6
0.2
WSW
2
0.2
WSW
2
Energy kJ
86
82
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
7
13
49
49
13
0
0
0
0
5
7
13
0
0
0
0
0
0
20
7
1
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Illawarra
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
5
4
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
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