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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Tuesday 26 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
20.8° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than 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 3PM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 2.5m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 26). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 5.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 May)7.5ft (2.3m)12s
Afternoon (26 May)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (26 May)10ft (3.0m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Fri
29
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
4
6
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
1
0
0
1
0
1
2
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.5
E
12
3
ENE
12
3
ENE
12
3
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.4
E
12
2.4
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.1
E
12
2
E
12
2
E
12
1.9
E
12
1.8
E
12
1.8
E
11
2.1
E
11
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
9
2.5
E
9
2.4
E
9
2.3
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1505
1505
1835
2352
2691
2808
2200
1901
1764
1764
1622
1448
1277
1141
1122
997
857
814
992
1198
1039
1212
915
978
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
0
NNE
5
NE
5
S
10
SW
5
WSW
0
NW
5
W
5
WSW
0
ENE
5
E
5
ESE
10
S
5
S
5
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
20
S
20
E
20
E
15
ESE
10
S
10
S
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:18AM1.16m
5:07PM1.32m
5:13AM1.10m
5:46PM1.39m
6:02AM1.06m
6:22PM1.44m
Low Tide
10:34AM0.28m
11:26PM0.41m
11:12AM0.31m
00:16AM0.34m
11:48AM0.34m
1:00AM0.29m
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
light rain
heavy rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:50
6:50
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:55
4:55
4:54
4:54
2
1
4
2
2
3
14
2
1
3
3
5
3
3
Temp °C
17
19
20
19
17
17
17
16
16
18
20
19
18
17
17
17
18
18
20
19
19
19
19
19
18
21
21
21
18
18
19
17
17
20
21
20
19
18
19
17
17
17
19
18
18
19
20
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
3
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.4
E
12
2.4
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.2
E
12
2.1
E
12
2
E
12
2
E
12
1.9
E
12
1.8
E
12
1.8
E
11
1.8
E
11
0.5
S
8
2.5
E
9
2.5
E
9
2.4
E
9
2.3
E
10
Energy kJ
1505
1505
1519
1810
2139
2361
2200
1901
1764
1764
1622
1448
1277
1141
1122
997
857
814
757
33
1039
1083
915
978
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
12
0.4
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.2
S
16
0.4
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
Energy kJ
47
44
40
21
21
21
20
8
8
8
17
30
42
41
56
37
35
35
33
21
20
11
10
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
17
0.1
S
13
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
16
Energy kJ
7
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
16
22
3
21
21
23
20
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
E
12
3
ENE
12
3
ENE
12
3
ENE
12
2.1
E
11
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
9
Energy kJ
1835
2352
2691
2808
992
1198
1212
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
5
6
4
4
4
4
4
1
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
28
61
5
5
0
5
13
13
41
192
466
225
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in Illawarra
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
5
6
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
5
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
6
9
9
9
9
6
7
6
6
8
6
6
6
9
9
9
8
9
9
9
7
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