Surf Forecasts:
Austinmer Beach surf forecast from 29 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 30 Aug, 4AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period, SE swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 6 Sep, 4AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period, S swell with 159 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 30 Aug, 4AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SE 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 Sunday (Aug 30) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.8m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Austinmer Beach in the next 16 days are 0.9m 10s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Sep 06) at 4AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 3s period and expected on Saturday (Sep 05) at 7AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4AM (Sun 30th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 4AM (Sun 30th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 4AM (Sun 6th Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Austinmer Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G’day, Rusty here, looking at what’s on offer for the next couple of weeks down at Austinmer Beach. This stretch isn’t known for lighting up, and we’re in for a bit of a lean patch, so don’t get your hopes up for anything too exciting.
The best of the bunch is shaping up for the morning of Wednesday the 9th of September. The southerly swell will be around 4.6 ft, with a 10-second period, and the water temp is sitting about average for this time of year. It’s gonna be glassy calm – total stillness – and that’ll keep the waves clean. Not huge, but with moderate combined wave energy (364) and that glass, it’s the clear standout. Just a heads-up, this break is pretty consistent, but crowds can be an issue here sometimes, so you might have some company.
Before that, the surf is real small. From Sunday the 30th of August through to Tuesday the 8th of September, we’ve got a long run of tiny waves, mostly under 3.3 ft. A few windows pop up, like the morning of Sunday the 30th with a 3 ft south swell and glassy conditions (good energy at 223) – that’s your only real look in the early days – but most of the time the wind’s on it, or the swell’s too weak. The afternoon of Tuesday the 1st of September has some clean cross-offshore wind and a bit more punch (256 energy), but the swell’s only 2.6 ft.
After the 9th, Thursday the 10th of September morning sees a bigger 6.9 ft south swell, but that’s too much grunt for this exposed beach break – the combined energy is a massive 925, and it’s gonna be too big for all but the experts. By the afternoon, it drops to 5.6 ft but the wind turns onshore. The rest of the second week is back to small, ordinary slop, with nothing really worth paddling out for.
So, for the whole 16-day outlook, you’ve got one real highlight: the morning of Wednesday the 9th of September. Otherwise, keep your board in the car and your expectations low. This run of poor surf is fairly normal for the area, but it tends not to stay flat forever. Fingers crossed the charts change.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 12 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 12 | SSE 18 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 131 | 129 | 125 | 130 | 105 | 106 | 136 | 146 | 141 | 100 | 74 | 51 | 70 | 46 | 54 | 19 | 70 | 66 | 82 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | on | off | glassy | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:26AM1.33m | 9:30PM1.43m | 10:03AM1.38m | 10:11PM1.34m | 10:43AM1.41m | 10:56PM1.23m | 11:28AM1.41m | 11:50PM1.11m | 12:22PM1.41m | 00:56AM1.01m | 1:27PM1.40m | 2:19AM0.94m | |||||||
Low Tide | 3:16AM0.11m | 3:22PM0.25m | 3:48AM0.13m | 4:08PM0.25m | 4:22AM0.18m | 4:58PM0.28m | 5:01AM0.25m | 5:55PM0.31m | 5:45AM0.32m | 7:04PM0.34m | 6:40AM0.40m | 8:25PM0.34m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:38 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 21 | 19 | 14 | 25 | 26 | 17 | 27 | 27 | 19 | 24 | 23 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 16 |
Feels °C | 11 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 20 | 22 | 14 | 23 | 24 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 11 | 17 | 16 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 7 | S 10 | S 7 | S 12 | S 8 | S 11 |
| kJ | 131 | 129 | 125 | 130 | 105 | 106 | 136 | 146 | 141 | 100 | 74 | 51 | 70 | 22 | 54 | 10 | 70 | 20 | 82 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SE 9 | ENE 8 | SSE 17 | SSE 15 | ENE 9 | NE 4 | ENE 9 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 10 | SSE 12 | S 6 | SSE 10 | S 6 | SSE 11 | S 7 |
| kJ | 76 | 68 | 24 | 97 | 44 | 16 | 4 | 15 | 23 | 22 | 16 | 12 | 19 | 46 | 7 | 19 | 12 | 25 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | SSE 16 | ENE 9 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 6 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSE 18 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 26 | 26 | 21 | 14 | 17 | 50 | 16 | 13 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 10 | 66 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | N 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | W 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WNW 3 | ENE 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 10 | 4 | 70 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 53 | 0 |
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