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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 3 pm Sunday 31 May 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
21.1° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Little Austi and Main Beach today (31 May):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Little Austi and Main Beach at 7PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 31). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (31 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
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 ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wed 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NNE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | |
121 | 118 | 118 | 89 | 87 | 87 | 89 | 89 | 87 | 83 | 81 | 81 | 83 | 81 | 80 | 58 | 77 | 60 | 60 | 61 | 65 | 72 | 46 | 46 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 8:09PM1.52m | 8:54AM1.01m | 8:46PM1.52m | 9:34AM0.99m | 9:25PM1.50m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:37PM0.39m | 2:59AM0.20m | 2:14PM0.41m | 3:39AM0.20m | 2:52PM0.43m | 4:20AM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — |
 | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 |
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Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 |
13 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NNE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
 kJ | 121 | 118 | 118 | 89 | 87 | 87 | 89 | 89 | 87 | 83 | 81 | 81 | 83 | 81 | 80 | 58 | 77 | 60 | 60 | 61 | 65 | 72 | 46 | 46 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 5 | SSE 7 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | E 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | NE 7 | N 5 |
| kJ | 22 | 22 | 60 | 27 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 78 | 48 | 39 | 37 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 57 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSW 9 | NE 11 | — | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 7 | SE 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 12 | 17 | 7 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 27 | 5 | — | 34 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SW 6 | W 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 6 | — | — | NNE 2 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | N 3 | N 4 | NNE 5 | N 6 | N 6 | N 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | NW 4 |
| kJ | 46 | 51 | 9 | 15 | 29 | 52 | 42 | 33 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 61 | 154 | 80 | 64 | 31 | 28 | 21 | 20 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 42 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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