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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Sunday 05 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 1PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 05). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Apr)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (05 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (05 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


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Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wed
08
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
SE
0.8
SE
1.1
SE
0.9
SE
Period(s) (?)888999988999999999999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)20319516314618415218820521018618518515715715710310110381858195197112
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
5
NNE
10
NE
10
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
W
10
S
10
SE
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
onononglassglassglasscross-
off
glasscross-
off
crosscross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:08AM
1.11
10:13PM
1.43
10:48AM
1.03
10:51PM
1.38
11:33AM
0.95
11:34PM
1.32
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:11AM
0.23
3:48PM
0.36
4:53AM
0.28
4:20PM
0.43
5:40AM
0.34
4:56PM
0.50
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wed
08
Sunrise6:09-------6:11-------6:11-------
Sunset---5:45-------5:45-------5:44----
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
1-----------------------
Temp. °C171919191716151414182119171616161726292923212020
Feels °C (?)151716171616141313171918161515151624272923212021
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