Surf Forecasts:
Austinmer Beach surf forecast from 16 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 17 Aug, 10PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period, ESE swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 19 Aug, 4PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period, ESE swell with 197 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 17 Aug, 10PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ESE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Austinmer Beach this week:
The surf forecast for Austinmer Beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 17) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 8s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Austinmer Beach in the next 16 days are 1.0m 10s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 19) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 3s period and expected on Sunday (Aug 23) at 10PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10PM (Mon 17th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 10PM (Mon 17th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 4PM (Wed 19th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Austinmer Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G’day, Rusty here. Let’s cut to it: the next couple of weeks at Austinmer Beach are looking pretty flat and messy. Most of the swell coming through is small, short-period junk from the south and east, and there’s not much to get excited about. Water temp is sitting at about 64°F, which is pretty standard for this time of year – nothing weird going on there.
Your first real chance at anything surfable is Thursday, August 20th, and even then it’s a wash. We’re looking at a tiny 2ft east swell with a 6-second period. The morning breeze is light offshore, keeping things clean, but it’s weak sauce – combined energy is only 73. That’s a longboard wave at best, and by the afternoon the wind swings around and chops it all up.
From Friday the 21st through to about Wednesday the 26th, it’s basically dead. Swell drops to nothing – we’re talking ankle-biters – and while there are a few clean windows with light offshore winds, you’d be surfing foam balls. That’s nearly a week of nothing.
Then things get big, but not in a good way. On Monday, August 31st, a proper south swell shows up. The morning brings 8ft, and the afternoon pushes it to 10ft. The wind is offshore and clean, which sounds great – and it is – but that’s way too much water for Austinmer. This beach break will be a full-on closeout, and the combined energy is through the roof, hitting over 1000 in the morning and nearly 1800 by the afternoon. That’s not just a big swell, that’s a serious slab of ocean. For most of us, this is a stay-on-the-beach day. For the kiters, it might be a playground, but for paddle surfers, it’s a hazard.
So, if you’re keen, your only real option is that Thursday morning grovel. Otherwise, wait for the end of the month, but don’t expect to surf it – just watch it. Forecasts can shift, so keep an eye out, but this is a lean stretch. Take the fishing rod instead.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | S 11 | ESE 6 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 9 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 191 | 122 | 81 | 78 | 68 | 68 | 60 | 102 | 82 | 197 | 127 | 36 | 66 | 50 | 31 | 26 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:47PM1.35m | 11:24AM1.34m | 11:31PM1.20m | 12:07PM1.32m | 00:18AM1.05m | 12:56PM1.29m | 1:14AM0.93m | 1:51PM1.26m | 2:26AM0.86m | 2:55PM1.25m | 3:47AM0.84m | 4:00PM1.27m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 4:42PM0.28m | 5:04AM0.20m | 5:34PM0.35m | 5:39AM0.29m | 6:30PM0.42m | 6:15AM0.39m | 7:35PM0.47m | 6:58AM0.47m | 8:49PM0.50m | 7:53AM0.53m | 10:06PM0.48m | 9:01AM0.55m | 11:09PM0.43m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — |
 | 5:25 | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | 5:30 | — |
mm | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | S 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 10 | E 9 | E 6 | E 11 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 191 | 52 | 64 | 69 | 68 | 68 | 52 | 55 | 51 | 197 | 127 | 36 | 2 | 50 | 31 | 26 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | S 10 | S 9 | S 12 | S 8 | S 11 | S 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | S 8 | S 8 | ESE 8 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 6 | S 5 |
| kJ | 12 | 122 | 81 | 27 | 35 | 55 | 35 | 102 | 82 | 6 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 13 | S 10 | S 8 | — | — | E 11 | S 13 | E 10 | SW 4 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 60 | 29 | 11 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | — | — | ESE 6 | — | ENE 6 | — | NE 5 | — | ENE 5 | — | NE 5 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 55 | — | — | 78 | — | 28 | — | 9 | — | 24 | — | 21 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 49 | 7 | 7 | 34 | 0 | 7 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 336 | 336 | 346 | 336 |
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