Surf Forecasts:
Austinmer Pools surf forecast from 16 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 19 Jul, 7PM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period, ENE swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 19 Jul, 4PM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period, ENE swell with 561 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 17 Jul, 7PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with E swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Austinmer Pools this week:
The surf forecast for Austinmer Pools over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 17) at 7PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 8s. Another secondary swell of 0.7m and 5s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Austinmer Pools in the next 16 days are 1.6m 11s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 19) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 3s period and expected on Monday (Jul 20) at 10AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7PM (Fri 17th Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 7PM (Sun 19th Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) 11s |
| Most Powerful | 4PM (Sun 19th Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Austinmer Pools over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 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 7 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 10 | S 10 | E 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 311 | 172 | 101 | 43 | 71 | 46 | 47 | 96 | 400 | 561 | 510 | 451 | 442 | 402 | 331 | 263 | 218 | 172 | 168 | 133 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | on | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:44PM1.74m | 10:35AM1.20m | 10:31PM1.62m | 11:23AM1.22m | 11:18PM1.47m | 12:12PM1.24m | 00:06AM1.30m | 1:01PM1.26m | 00:57AM1.14m | 1:53PM1.27m | 1:54AM1.01m | 2:46PM1.28m | 3:00AM0.92m | |||||||
Low Tide | 4:30AM-0.03m | 4:10PM0.28m | 5:13AM0.04m | 5:05PM0.33m | 5:54AM0.13m | 6:03PM0.40m | 6:34AM0.22m | 7:05PM0.46m | 7:14AM0.31m | 8:15PM0.49m | 7:57AM0.39m | 9:28PM0.50m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — |
 | 5:04 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 | — |
mm | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 21 | 19 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 20 | 17 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | SSE 19 | E 5 | E 5 | S 10 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 25 | 34 | 9 | 14 | 71 | 45 | 47 | 96 | 400 | 561 | 510 | 451 | 442 | 402 | 331 | 263 | 218 | 172 | 168 | 133 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | E 8 | ENE 7 | E 7 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 17 | S 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 |
| kJ | 14 | 24 | 5 | 11 | 39 | 46 | 27 | 22 | 57 | 124 | 112 | 103 | 96 | 57 | 35 | 31 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 8 | SE 15 | S 8 | S 21 | SSE 21 | SSE 20 | SSE 18 | S 8 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 42 | 39 | 64 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 5 | — | SSW 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | — |
| kJ | 311 | 172 | 101 | 43 | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | 28 | — | — | — | — | 6 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 175 | 41 | 66 | 51 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
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