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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Sunday 12 Apr 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
22.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Little Austi and Main Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Little Austi and Main Beach at 12PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 12). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (12 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (12 Apr)5ft (1.5m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.7
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.4
SSE
Period(s) (?)141413131313141414141515151414141313131312121213
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4944675135136095997149191041117514291392120810419027535074132732091501037158
Wind
(km/h)
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
SE
10
ENE
0
N
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SE
10
E
15
ENE
5
ENE
5
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossoncross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
glassoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:41AM
1.26
4:51PM
1.03
4:36AM
1.31
5:34PM
1.15
5:25AM
1.36
6:13PM
1.28
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:36AM
0.32
10:21PM
0.53
11:18AM
0.24
11:17PM
0.43
11:56AM
0.17
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise--6:16-------6:16-------6:16-----
Sunset-----5:37-------5:36-------5:35--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C141312172020161513121217192017151413141920201716
Feels °C (?)8761013149988914161716131111121818181716
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