Little Austi and Main Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.30° S 150.94° E

Little Austi and Main Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Little Austi and Main Beach sea temperature is
18.1°C
0.4° 

Little Austi and Main Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Little Austi and Main Beach today (18 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Austi and Main Beach at 1PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 18). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (18 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (18 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.4
SW
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.7
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.3
ENE
2
0.6
ENE
3
0.5
S
18
0.5
S
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
72
64
54
41
39
25
29
27
14
14
14
5
5
5
3
15
0
0
1
7
0
0
Wind (km/h)
5
W
0
E
10
ENE
5
NE
10
NW
15
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
WSW
0
SW
5
WNW
20
W
15
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
N
15
NNE
0
NNE
5
WNW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
High Tide
12:58PM1.25m
1:57AM0.85m
2:06PM1.22m
3:21AM0.85m
3:17PM1.23m
Low Tide
6:08AM0.53m
8:07PM0.47m
7:08AM0.59m
9:23PM0.47m
8:26AM0.60m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:50
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:49
5:49
5:50
 mm
Temp °C
11
18
21
20
20
18
19
18
18
25
27
27
22
21
18
16
17
25
30
27
24
20
Feels °C
8
16
17
18
17
14
14
13
13
21
25
24
17
16
14
13
14
22
26
26
21
16
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