Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Little Austi and Main Beach today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Little Austi and Main Beach at 5AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Little Austi and Main Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | ||||||||||||||||
8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 203 | 170 | 181 | 163 | 136 | 211 | 217 | 243 | 231 | 231 | 292 | 292 | 285 | 285 | 302 | 372 | 406 | 329 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:35AM1.05m | 5:18PM1.25m | 6:15AM1.16m | 6:07PM1.29m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:17PM0.34m | 11:09AM0.54m | 11:56PM0.28m | 12:03PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 12 | 170 | 158 | 163 | 136 | 132 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 9 | E 7 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 17 | — | S 16 |
| kJ | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 51 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | — | — | — | S 14 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | — | NE 6 | — | — | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 203 | — | 181 | — | — | 211 | 217 | 243 | 231 | 231 | 292 | 292 | 285 | 285 | 302 | 372 | 406 | 329 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 699 | 466 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 100 | 466 | 466 | 55 | 0 |
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