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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm 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 7PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 1.0m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)--
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
Tuesday
14
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
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
1.3
E
1.2
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
Period(s) (?)131314141414131313131414141415151514141414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)229232313336494467513513609599714919104111751410141012081041902649515342273209
Wind
(km/h)
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
30
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
5
S
5
ESE
10
NE
0
NNW
5
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SSE
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-
on
oncrossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:00PM
0.94
3:41AM
1.26
4:51PM
1.03
4:36AM
1.31
5:34PM
1.15
5:25AM
1.36
Low Tide
/ height (m)
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
Tuesday
14
Sunrise------6:16-------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)
------------------------
Temp. °C222217151413121719201715131212171820171614141418
Feels °C (?)1616107776111214119889141517161412121217
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