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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Monday 26 Jan 2026 AEDT
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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
22.1° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


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

The current surf forecast for Little Austi and Main Beach at 1AM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm January 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jan)7ft (2.1m)13s
Afternoon (27 Jan)6ft (1.9m)12s
Evening (27 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Mon
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
3
4
3
1
1
1
3
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.1
SSE
2.1
SSE
2.1
SSE
2
SSE
1.9
SE
1.9
SE
1.8
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.2
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.9
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
Period(s) (?)121212131312121212111111111110101010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)140212451186148113621135104792982262956431123823416012712512512212212213998100
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
0
E
10
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNE
25
NE
20
NE
10
NE
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:31AM
1.37
3:55PM
1.00
4:38AM
1.44
5:19PM
0.97
5:43AM
1.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:45PM
0.30
10:10AM
0.40
9:47PM
0.35
11:31AM
0.32
10:55PM
0.37
12:42PM
0.22
Mon
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Sunrise----6:09-------6:11-------6:11---
Sunset8:06-------8:06-------8:05-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C201918171922232320181616182526252120202021232423
Feels °C (?)181818172022212119171516172324232122222223232423
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