Little Austi and Main Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Tuesday 19 May 2026 AEST
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Little Austi and Main Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Little Austi and Main Beach sea temperature is
20.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Little Austi and Main Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Little Austi and Main Beach at 6AM is: 2.0m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)7ft (2.2m)9s
Afternoon (19 May)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (19 May)7ft (2.2m)10s

Table - waves today at Little Austi and Main Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
4
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
ENE
8
2
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
2.3
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.4
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
2
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
657
589
666
970
1406
1489
1282
1039
886
763
689
585
520
432
377
370
306
300
255
250
240
235
196
536
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
W
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
15
SW
10
WSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
25
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:17AM1.11m
10:13PM1.73m
11:17AM1.07m
11:09PM1.65m
12:21PM1.04m
Low Tide
4:14AM-0.04m
3:41PM0.31m
5:12AM-0.00m
4:36PM0.37m
6:11AM0.06m
5:37PM0.44m
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:45
6:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
4:59
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
18
17
17
16
15
14
13
12
16
16
16
14
13
14
13
13
16
17
17
15
16
17
16
16
18
17
15
14
14
12
11
10
14
13
12
11
10
10
8
8
11
12
12
11
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
ENE
8
2
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
2.3
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.4
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.2
S
8
2.1
S
9
2.2
S
9
2.5
S
9
1.6
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.9
S
9
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
Energy kJ
657
589
666
970
1406
1489
1282
1039
686
686
792
1075
520
432
377
614
306
300
255
250
240
235
196
196
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
886
763
689
585
370
5
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
14
Energy kJ
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
4
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.7
S
5
1.8
S
7
2.3
S
8
2.5
S
9
2.4
S
9
3
S
9
3
S
9
2.4
S
9
2.3
S
9
2
S
9
2.2
S
9
2.1
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
8
3
S
8
2.5
S
8
2.3
S
8
2.2
S
8
2
SSE
8
Energy kJ
1
3
7
13
25
289
665
1004
901
1275
1526
963
865
651
803
739
1040
1045
1123
898
719
643
536
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
5
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
2
1
1
1
3
Distance (km)
1
1
0
0
0
7
2
2
0
0
0
5
5
34
1
0
7
7
7
13
13
13
13
41
Best forecast wave conditions in Illawarra
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
1
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
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