Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Little Austi and Main Beach today (12 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Little Austi and Main Beach at 6PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Little Austi and Main Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 54 | 52 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 54 | 51 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:50PM1.75m | 8:36AM1.23m | 8:37PM1.72m | 9:19AM1.29m | 9:21PM1.63m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:23PM0.23m | 2:34AM-0.04m | 2:14PM0.20m | 3:15AM-0.02m | 3:03PM0.20m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 160 | 120 | 86 | 84 | 46 | 51 | 55 | 190 | 320 | 328 | 279 | 217 | 137 | 88 | 230 | 165 | 142 | 108 | 106 | 124 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 10 | SE 12 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 54 | 52 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 2 | 6 | 54 | 51 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 29 | 65 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 21 | — | S 12 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 16 | S 16 | ENE 9 | S 19 | S 18 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 |
| kJ | 4 | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 9 | — | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 19 | 17 | 5 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | W 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 1 | 9 | 21 | 29 | 130 | 102 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 330 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 72 | 34 |
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