Surf Forecasts:
Austinmer Beach surf forecast from 6 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 6 Aug, 7PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period, SSE swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 11 Aug, 1AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period, S swell with 536 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 6 Aug, 7PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SSE 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 Thursday (Aug 06) at 7PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 7s. 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 1.5m 11s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Aug 11) at 1AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.5m 5s period and expected on Thursday (Aug 13) at 4AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7PM (Thu 6th Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 7PM (Thu 6th Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 1AM (Tue 11th Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Austinmer Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G’day, it’s Rusty here.
Honestly, the next couple of weeks are a bit of a mixed bag. We’ve got a slow start, a proper pulse of energy in the middle, and then things taper off again. The water is sitting at 64°, which is about a degree warmer than normal for this time of year, so nothing crazy there.
The first few days are pretty grim. Thursday the 6th has a weak 3ft south swell, but it’s raw and messy. Friday isn’t any better – the swell drops away. Saturday the 8th is glassy in the morning with a tiny 2ft south swell, surfable but only just. We’re in a bit of a flat spell here, with a few days of barely rideable slop. Sunday and Monday have a bit more size, but the wind and conditions are poor, so we’re just sitting on our hands.
Then, on Thursday the 13th, things start to stir. That afternoon, the swell jumps to 4ft from the south, but it’s cross-on and messy. The real standout is Friday the 14th. We’ve got a solid 7ft south groundswell hitting the beach, with a clean, light offshore WNW wind in the morning. That’s the best session of the whole window by a long shot. The combined energy is strong, reading 712, and the water will be clean. It’s a proper push of swell, but at 7ft, it’s pushing past beginner territory. This is for the crew who know what they’re doing. The sets will have some punch to them.
Saturday the 15th is still fun, with 5ft dropping through the day, but it’s a step down in quality. The wind stays offshore though, so it’ll be clean and lined up. Sunday the 16th gets lumpy again with a cross-shore wind and a messy S swell, not worth the paddle.
After that, we’re back to a quiet stretch. The week of the 17th through the 21st has very little on offer – mostly sub-3ft slop and inconsistent energy. On the 19th, there’s a hint of a longer period SSE swell (12 seconds) picking up some energy, but it’s still only 2ft, and the afternoons are chopped out. It’s park-it-on-the-beach time.
So, looking at the whole 16 days: if you get one session, make it Friday the 14th. The morning is the call. Everything else is either too small, too messy, or just ordinary.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Mon morning, light winds from the W by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | |||||||||||||||
AM | 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 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 11 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 82 | 100 | 53 | 63 | 56 | 48 | 42 | 53 | 46 | 108 | 119 | 160 | 362 | 154 | 536 | 105 | 58 | 60 | 52 | 32 | 37 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-on | off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 1:52PM1.36m | 2:15AM1.00m | 2:58PM1.41m | 3:39AM0.97m | 4:05PM1.49m | 4:58AM0.98m | 5:10PM1.58m | 6:05AM1.04m | 6:08PM1.67m | 7:01AM1.10m | 7:01PM1.73m | 7:50AM1.17m | 7:50PM1.75m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:30PM0.40m | 8:07AM0.36m | 9:51PM0.34m | 9:16AM0.39m | 11:05PM0.25m | 10:26AM0.38m | 00:08AM0.14m | 11:31AM0.33m | 1:02AM0.05m | 12:29PM0.28m | 1:50AM-0.01m | 1:23PM0.23m | 2:34AM-0.04m | ||||||||
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 | 6:45 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — |
 | — | 5:17 | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 17 | 16 | 11 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | E 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 11 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | NNE 5 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 82 | 100 | 53 | 63 | 56 | 48 | 42 | 15 | 46 | 108 | 119 | 138 | 362 | 154 | 536 | 105 | 58 | 60 | 17 | 32 | 37 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 10 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | NE 4 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 14 | S 13 | S 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 6 | S 13 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 38 | 35 | 21 | 47 | 31 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 59 | 38 | 35 | 55 | 52 | 10 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 10 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 16 | SSE 8 | S 6 | E 14 | SE 9 | — | — | NE 9 | SSE 11 | S 10 | N 7 | S 8 | S 7 | N 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 17 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 5 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 38 | 24 | 32 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 2 | — | W 3 | SSE 2 | — | — | ENE 8 | — | NNW 2 | NE 4 | NNE 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 3 | — | NNE 4 | NW 4 | W 4 | W 5 |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 53 | — | 1 | 18 | 160 | 14 | 38 | 9 | 1 | — | 3 | 12 | 21 | 90 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 199 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 93 | 157 | 185 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 281 | 243 |
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