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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Sunday 26 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
21.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Little Austi and Main Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Little Austi and Main Beach at 6AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (26 Apr)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (26 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
NE
4
0.8
NE
4
0.7
NE
5
0.7
NE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
99
70
54
37
36
78
28
27
24
39
34
26
27
80
35
27
33
75
58
58
51
33
25
28
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NE
20
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
N
15
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NW
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
3:53AM1.34m
5:00PM1.16m
4:52AM1.31m
5:43PM1.26m
5:43AM1.28m
6:21PM1.35m
Low Tide
10:38AM0.21m
10:45PM0.45m
11:22AM0.21m
11:43PM0.38m
12:00PM0.22m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:26
6:26
6:28
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5:20
5:19
5:17
Temp °C
15
14
14
19
22
21
17
15
15
14
14
20
22
21
18
16
15
15
15
19
21
21
17
16
14
13
13
17
19
17
14
14
14
13
12
18
19
18
17
16
14
14
14
18
18
18
15
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.7
NE
5
0.7
NE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
Energy kJ
99
70
54
37
36
10
10
15
24
39
34
26
4
4
35
27
33
75
58
58
51
33
25
28
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.4
ENE
6
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
7
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
S
12
0.2
ESE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.4
ENE
4
0.1
S
10
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
Energy kJ
35
35
25
19
18
5
2
10
16
9
8
9
7
3
4
2
6
2
5
5
4
4
10
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.1
S
15
0.1
SE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
NE
9
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
11
0.1
SE
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
Energy kJ
15
14
9
5
5
5
2
9
1
1
3
3
3
2
1
2
8
8
7
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
2
0.3
NNE
3
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
NE
4
0.8
NE
4
0.7
NNE
4
0.6
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.5
NE
3
Energy kJ
1
1
78
28
27
18
27
80
9
10
7
2
3
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
8
243
159
0
5
0
5
68
53
208
8
35
5
0
0
0
19
243
Best forecast wave conditions in Illawarra
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
8
7
8
6
6
5
7
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
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