Surf Forecasts:
Austinmer Beach surf forecast from 2 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 3 Aug, 7AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period, SE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 3 Aug, 7AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period, SE swell with 220 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Monday 3 Aug, 7AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s 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 Monday (Aug 03) at 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 5s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Austinmer Beach in the next 16 days are 1.0m 11s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 03) at 7AM. 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 4s period and expected on Sunday (Aug 09) at 10PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7AM (Mon 3rd Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 7AM (Mon 3rd Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 11s |
| Most Powerful | 7AM (Mon 3rd Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Austinmer Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on the cards for the next couple of weeks.
First up, we’ve got a bit of a slow start. The early part of the week is pretty ordinary—small, weak swell with a bit of a cross-off wind, but it’s not really doing much. The water temp is sitting right around average for this time of year, so nothing unusual there.
Things start to pick up on Thursday, the 6th. We’ve got a pulse of south swell coming through for the morning, with waves around 4ft and a 9-second period. The combined energy is moderate at 234 and the wind is light and offshore from the west, so it’ll be clean. That’s a nice little window.
But the standout is definitely Friday, the 7th. The swell is holding at 4ft from the south, still 9 seconds, with a combined energy of 205. The wind is dead calm—glass—so the morning at Austinmer Beach will be absolutely pristine. That’s your pick of the week. No crowds mentioned, but it’s a fairly consistent spot, so you might have a few others with the same idea.
After that, it drops right off. Saturday the 8th is tiny, and Sunday the 9th is not much better. Monday and Tuesday the 10th and 11th are poor, just small, weak energy with onshore or cross-shore winds. Wednesday the 12th gets a bit of a bump in the afternoon with a 6ft north-east wind swell, but the period is short at 6 seconds and the wind is onshore—that’s more of a choppy mess than anything clean.
Thursday the 13th through Saturday the 15th is a real write-off—small swell, strong winds, just not worth paddling out.
Now, for the long-range stuff. On Monday the 17th, we’ve got a solid south groundswell pushing in. Waves are around 6ft to 7ft, with a 12-second period. The combined energy is huge—1070 to 1099—so there’s plenty of power. But this is a beach break, and with that long period, it’s going to be walling up and closing out. The wind is light, so it’ll be clean, but the size and period make it one for experienced surfers only. The forecast is a bit less certain this far out, but it’s worth keeping an eye on.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | 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 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 13 | E 10 | E 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 180 | 102 | 69 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 18 | 15 | 57 | 58 | 146 | 133 | 103 | 101 | 47 | 66 | 90 | 33 | 50 | 84 | 76 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 11:18AM1.25m | 11:13PM1.31m | 12:03PM1.29m | 00:01AM1.20m | 12:53PM1.32m | 1:01AM1.09m | 1:52PM1.36m | 2:15AM1.00m | 2:58PM1.41m | 3:39AM0.97m | 4:05PM1.49m | 4:58AM0.98m | 5:10PM1.58m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 5:11PM0.39m | 5:38AM0.20m | 6:07PM0.41m | 6:19AM0.25m | 7:13PM0.42m | 7:08AM0.31m | 8:30PM0.40m | 8:07AM0.36m | 9:51PM0.34m | 9:16AM0.39m | 11:05PM0.25m | 10:26AM0.38m | 00:08AM0.14m | ||||||||
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 | 6:48 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — |
 | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:21 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 21 | 20 | 16 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 15 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 7 | SSE 10 | ESE 8 | S 5 | S 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 180 | 102 | 69 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 57 | 58 | 146 | 133 | 103 | 101 | 47 | 66 | 90 | 28 | 50 | 84 | 76 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | E 16 | NE 5 | SSE 10 | ESE 7 | SE 11 | E 10 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 10 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 7 | S 7 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 20 | 12 | 33 | 8 | 4 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | NE 7 | E 15 | S 5 | S 5 | E 13 | S 9 | S 9 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 7 | SSE 12 | E 10 | ENE 9 | SE 9 | E 16 | NE 4 | SE 8 | E 14 | E 14 |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 17 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | NE 5 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | WSW 3 | W 3 | — | W 2 | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | NNW 2 | N 3 | NNW 3 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 157 | 69 | 5 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 199 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
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