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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Wednesday 08 Apr 2026 AEST
Forecast 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
22.4° 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 9PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)--
Afternoon (08 Apr)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (08 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.5
ENE
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
Period(s) (?)99881099999915151414141413131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1681381027889851061061097987121193239325316294282277269242242242246
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
10
E
5
E
5
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
N
15
NE
20
NE
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
N
15
N
10
NW
10
W
5
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassoffoffoffoffcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:27PM
0.89
12:27AM
1.26
1:36PM
0.86
1:30AM
1.23
2:54PM
0.88
2:38AM
1.23
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:41PM
0.56
7:37AM
0.43
6:40PM
0.60
8:46AM
0.43
7:57PM
0.62
9:47AM
0.39
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunrise------6:13-------6:13-------6:15-
Sunset-5:43-------5:40-------5:39------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C242320191817172427262120202022273232272422191619
Feels °C (?)232322201817162325242120212021253030262420151014
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