Austinmer Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. It’s been a quiet spell for Austinmer Beach, but we’ve got a couple of solid windows to get excited about if you’re patient.

The next few days are pretty ordinary. Friday morning the 11th is the best early call with a 5ft SSE swell and glassy conditions – that’s your first real chance to paddle out with clean lines. The water temp is sitting at 64°, which is about average for this time of year, so nothing wild there. After that, the wind turns against us and the surf drops right off. From Friday afternoon through to Monday the 14th, it’s mostly choppy, cross-shore junk or tiny waves. You’ll see a bit of a clean-up on Monday morning the 14th with a light cross-off breeze and a 2ft S swell, but it’s small and ordinary.

Then we hit a dry spell. Tuesday the 15th and Wednesday the 16th are a mess: Wednesday morning brings a 10ft S swell, but the cross-shore wind is howling at 19 mph and the combined energy is massive (1601). That’s expert-only territory and honestly, it’s more of a kite-surfing show than a paddle session. Same story carries through Thursday the 17th with the swell still over 8ft and poor wind. A gap opens up after that – Friday the 18th to Sunday the 20th is mostly small or poor.

Now, the standout. Saturday the 19th is your best bet. The morning kicks off with a light cross-off breeze and a 3ft SSE swell, but the afternoon is where it’s at: glassy conditions, 3ft of clean SSE groundswell with a long period of 13 seconds, and the combined energy sits at a moderate 285. That’s a long-period swell, so it’ll wrap nicely into Austinmer Beach – better shaped, longer gaps between sets, and easy paddling. Crowds are sometimes a thing here, so don’t expect it empty, but on a small clean day it’s worth it.

After that, Sunday the 20th is small and ordinary, and the following week dries up again. Monday the 21st through Tuesday the 22nd is tiny and onshore. Then Wednesday the 23rd morning brings a massive 10ft S swell with another big energy reading (1446), but it’s too big for this break – experts only, if anyone’s keen. The afternoon of the 23rd glassies up with a 6ft S swell and clean conditions – that’s a decent late call. Thursday the 24th has glassy 5ft SSE swell in the morning, a solid option for a mid-week paddle. After that, it fades into small and choppy again for the final days.

Overall: Friday morning the 11th is a decent starter, but if you want the standouts, pencil in Saturday the 19th afternoon for glassy, long-period SSE swell, and keep an eye on Wednesday the 23rd afternoon or Thursday the 24th morning for clean bigger waves.

Rusty.

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