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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Saturday 18 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
21.8° 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 11AM is: 0.1m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 18). An open ocean swell of 2.3m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 3.0m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Afternoon (18 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)7s
Evening (18 Apr)--

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
1
3
3
1
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.2
NNE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
2.5
S
3
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3
S
0.4
SSE
1.2
SSE
3
S
3
S
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.4
SSE
Period(s) (?)7788711111212121216161213161612121312121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8862200000085679005473762640247126342233202017871459
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:36AM
1.34
8:51PM
1.67
9:27AM
1.26
9:36PM
1.69
10:21AM
1.17
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:34AM
0.05
2:29PM
0.14
3:25AM
0.02
3:11PM
0.20
4:19AM
0.02
3:56PM
0.28
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise--6:20-------6:20-------6:22-----
Sunset-----5:30-------5:29-------5:27--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C141212161717151313121216181715141313131819191715
Feels °C (?)121010141313111011101014151412121111111515161412
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