
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Little Austi and Main Beach today (28 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Little Austi and Main Beach at 9PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 28). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Little Austi and Main Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | SSE 4 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 3 | NE 4 | E 14 | E 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
24 | 26 | 79 | 64 | 123 | 12 | 13 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 39 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:52PM1.16m | 10:56AM1.67m | 11:49PM1.09m | 11:49AM1.61m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:51PM0.03m | 4:26AM0.28m | 5:46PM0.06m | 5:16AM0.35m | 6:48PM0.10m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | S 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
24 | 47 | 19 | 64 | 123 | 284 | 512 | 459 | 365 | 566 | 663 | 592 | 426 | 349 | 280 | 239 | 454 | 492 | 499 | 395 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 7 | S 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | NE 9 |
— | 23 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 72 | 77 | 124 | 313 | 257 | 339 | 386 | 435 | 348 | 267 | 191 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 8 | S 16 | S 8 | S 15 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 13 | — | — | E 14 |
— | 1 | 5 | 23 | 72 | 12 | 13 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | — | — | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSE 4 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
82 | 26 | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | 39 | 63 | 90 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 34 | 250 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 680 | 680 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 92 | 466 | 438 | 1 |
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