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Little Austi and Main Beach Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Illawarra (42 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Little Austi and Main Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Tuesday 28 Apr 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
21.4° C
(Which is 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 12AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 28). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Apr) | - | - |
| Evening (29 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Little Austi and Main Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | |
25 | 41 | 47 | 45 | 73 | 76 | 96 | 96 | 94 | 110 | 105 | 102 | 110 | 116 | 116 | 149 | 146 | 146 | 142 | 116 | 105 | 102 | 116 | 138 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 6:21PM1.35m | 6:29AM1.24m | 6:55PM1.42m | 7:11AM1.20m | 7:28PM1.48m | 7:51AM1.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:32AM0.31m | 12:34PM0.24m | 1:15AM0.26m | 1:05PM0.26m | 1:56AM0.21m | 1:36PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 |
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Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 21 |
17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 13 | S 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
 kJ | 25 | 41 | 47 | 45 | 73 | 76 | 96 | 96 | 94 | 110 | 105 | 102 | 110 | 116 | 30 | 19 | 146 | 146 | 142 | 116 | 105 | 102 | 116 | 138 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | NE 4 | NE 4 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 17 | S 15 | S 14 | S 7 | S 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 10 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 38 | 58 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 28 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 18 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 15 | S 16 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NE 3 | NW 2 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 116 | 149 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 383 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 128 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 243 | 100 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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