
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Little Austi and Main Beach today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Little Austi and Main Beach at 10AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Little Austi and Main Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 134 | 104 | 64 | 59 | 53 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 59 | 70 | 92 | 79 | 138 | 217 | 277 | 921 | 1065 | 1142 | 1027 | 920 | 870 | 749 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 10:35AM1.20m | 10:31PM1.62m | 11:23AM1.22m | 11:18PM1.47m | 12:12PM1.24m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:30AM-0.03m | 4:10PM0.28m | 5:13AM0.04m | 5:05PM0.33m | 5:54AM0.13m | 6:03PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 18 | E 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | S 5 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
27 | 27 | 5 | 15 | 21 | 53 | 25 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 59 | 70 | 92 | 79 | 138 | 217 | 277 | 921 | 1065 | 1142 | 1027 | 920 | 870 | 749 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | S 16 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | E 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 21 | S 21 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
5 | 5 | 20 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 51 | 54 | 100 | 36 | 35 | 46 | 46 | 44 | 40 | 24 | 23 | 98 | 96 | 209 | 185 | 83 | 123 | 162 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 19 | E 8 | ENE 8 | S 11 | S 8 | S 5 | S 21 | — | S 18 | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 17 | SE 17 | S 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 |
27 | 25 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 21 | 21 | 11 | 9 | — | 6 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 64 | 58 | 22 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 43 | 11 | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 4 | S 3 | SSE 3 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
200 | 134 | 104 | 64 | 59 | 35 | — | — | — | 98 | 94 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 34 | 34 | 34 | 65 | 52 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 41 | 41 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 50 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
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