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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Friday 10 Apr 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
22.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

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

The current surf forecast for Little Austi and Main Beach at 8PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)--
Afternoon (10 Apr)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (10 Apr)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
Period(s) (?)141313131313131313131414141413131313141414141515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2942822772692652422422422292323174114114675135135215997149191041102612081225
Wind
(km/h)
20
N
10
NNW
10
WNW
5
WSW
10
WSW
20
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
30
W
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:54PM
0.88
2:38AM
1.23
4:00PM
0.94
3:41AM
1.26
4:51PM
1.03
4:36AM
1.31
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:57PM
0.62
9:47AM
0.39
9:15PM
0.59
10:36AM
0.32
10:21PM
0.53
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Sunrise------6:15-------6:16-------6:16-
Sunset-5:39-------5:38-------5:37------
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C303027222119171922221715141312161918151413121017
Feels °C (?)27292723201512131616107876912118788713
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