Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Little Austi and Main Beach today (01 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Little Austi and Main Beach at 9PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 01). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Little Austi and Main Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | NE 6 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NNE 6 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | N 6 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
22 | 38 | 37 | 35 | 38 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 19 | 28 | 22 | 24 | 19 | 34 | 33 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:43AM1.41m | 10:56PM1.23m | 11:28AM1.41m | 11:50PM1.11m | 12:22PM1.41m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:58PM0.28m | 5:01AM0.25m | 5:55PM0.31m | 5:45AM0.32m | 7:04PM0.34m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 21 | 22 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
185 | 141 | 136 | 131 | 98 | 98 | 100 | 106 | 108 | 74 | 73 | 71 | 50 | 50 | 73 | 22 | 24 | 16 | 34 | 33 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 10 | NE 6 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
22 | 38 | 26 | 21 | 38 | 27 | 21 | 29 | 25 | 15 | 11 | 33 | 11 | 19 | 19 | 53 | 53 | 52 | 11 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | NE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 6 | ENE 10 | NE 6 | N 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
6 | 6 | 37 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 11 | 33 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NE 4 | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | N 3 | N 6 | WNW 3 | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 |
3 | 20 | — | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 40 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 5 |
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