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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Friday 10 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
22.5° 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 8AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (10 Apr)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (10 Apr)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
E
1.2
ENE
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
Period(s) (?)151414141413131313131313131314141414131313131314
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)193239325316294282277269265242242242229249313336411571513513521599599768
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
10
W
5
NW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
5
NW
10
SW
15
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
20
WSW
20
W
25
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
30
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offoffcrosscross-
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
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:30AM
1.23
2:54PM
0.88
2:38AM
1.23
4:00PM
0.94
3:41AM
1.26
4:51PM
1.03
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:46AM
0.43
7:57PM
0.62
9:47AM
0.39
9:15PM
0.59
10:36AM
0.32
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Sunrise--6:13-------6:15-------6:16-----
Sunset-----5:39-------5:38-------5:37--
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212122263131262322201719222217151412121619191514
Feels °C (?)21202225282926232017121316171188669121287
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