
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Little Austi and Main Beach today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Little Austi and Main Beach at 1AM is: 2.5m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Little Austi and Main Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | ||||||||||||||||
8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
258 | 483 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 435 | 424 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:54PM1.10m | 10:57AM1.46m | 11:36PM1.02m | 11:36AM1.40m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:30AM0.36m | 5:40PM0.25m | 5:04AM0.43m | 6:28PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | S 15 | S 13 | ENE 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 |
35 | 20 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 107 | 202 | 16 | 907 | 890 | 656 | 552 | 489 | 479 | 435 | 424 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | S 17 | S 16 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 15 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
14 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 44 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | — | E 8 | — | — | S 17 | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | NE 7 | NE 9 | — | — | NE 10 | ENE 8 | — | E 13 |
5 | — | 5 | — | — | 23 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 4 | 6 | — | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
258 | 483 | 854 | 1667 | 1499 | 1165 | 761 | 624 | 503 | 1018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 225 | 453 | 413 | 330 | 186 | 143 | 89 | 89 | 413 | 89 | 29 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 65 | 76 |
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