Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Little Austi and Main Beach today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Little Austi and Main Beach at 2AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 22). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Little Austi and Main Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSE 8 | NE 4 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 120 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 43 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 71 | 110 | 132 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 4:57AM0.87m | 4:57PM1.32m | 5:49AM0.92m | 5:45PM1.38m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:09PM0.43m | 10:09AM0.54m | 11:58PM0.37m | 11:07AM0.49m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 11 | S 11 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
9 | 10 | 125 | 448 | 340 | 234 | 153 | 120 | 195 | 252 | 196 | 156 | 123 | 121 | 92 | 94 | 71 | 69 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | S 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | S 14 | S 12 | S 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 5 | S 17 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 18 | S 18 | ENE 9 |
14 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 9 | 196 | 236 | 51 | 8 | 8 | 43 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 6 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | S 8 | E 9 | — | S 18 | S 16 | NE 6 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | S 18 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 18 | S 18 | E 13 | E 13 | S 18 |
2 | 6 | 1 | — | 7 | 46 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 2 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 |
— | 1 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 16 | 29 | 37 | 67 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 71 | 110 | 132 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 250 | 100 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 92 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 53 | 104 | 0 | 0 |
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