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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Saturday 11 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 12PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (11 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (11 Apr)3ft (0.9m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.7
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
Period(s) (?)131313131414141413131313141414141515151414141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)242242229232313411494467513600609590704919104111751410139212081041902764515413
Wind
(km/h)
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
30
W
25
W
20
W
20
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
S
10
E
5
S
10
NW
10
W
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
glassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:00PM
0.94
3:41AM
1.26
4:51PM
1.03
4:36AM
1.31
5:34PM
1.15
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:47AM
0.39
9:15PM
0.59
10:36AM
0.32
10:21PM
0.53
11:18AM
0.24
11:17PM
0.43
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
Sunrise6:15-------6:16-------6:16-------
Sunset---5:38-------5:37-------5:36----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C172023231815141312171920161412111117202117151413
Feels °C (?)1214181712877610121410987814171916121111
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