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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Sunday 22 Feb 2026 AEDT
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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
23.1° 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 7AM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.5m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm February 22). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Feb)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (23 Feb)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (23 Feb)4ft (1.2m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sun
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
NE
1.3
NE
1.6
NE
1.8
NE
1.6
NE
1.4
NE
1.3
NE
1.1
NE
1.2
S
1.1
S
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
NE
1.5
NE
1.5
NE
1.5
NE
1.5
NE
1.4
NE
1.3
NE
1.4
NE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
Period(s) (?)567888886677666566677777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5111825538330626020615191888178716956124136156177173155158150147
Wind
(km/h)
5
N
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
WNW
10
SW
20
S
30
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
5
SW
5
NE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
SE
20
SSE
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:00AM
1.41
1:20PM
1.12
1:57AM
1.40
2:31PM
1.00
3:04AM
1.40
3:58PM
0.94
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:32PM
0.23
7:26AM
0.32
7:19PM
0.31
8:40AM
0.35
8:16PM
0.40
10:04AM
0.35
Sun
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise----6:37-------6:37-------6:39---
Sunset-------7:40-------7:39-------7:37
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
-----------------------1
Temp. °C252524242524222120212019202526262423212122252522
Feels °C (?)282826262724202019212020222826252424222324262522
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