Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Little Austi and Main Beach today (09 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Little Austi and Main Beach at 8PM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (09 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Little Austi and Main Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 30°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 9 | Saturday 10 | Sunday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 PM | 5 PM | 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) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 5 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSE 7 | NE 7 | SE 7 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 848 | 625 | 511 | 404 | 338 | 287 | 221 | 138 | 112 | 78 | 65 | 102 | 94 | 104 | 107 | 86 | 57 | 64 | 36 | 37 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:12PM1.41m | 8:37AM1.46m | 8:54PM1.35m | 9:12AM1.51m | 9:34PM1.27m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:06PM0.21m | 2:23AM0.14m | 2:51PM0.16m | 2:55AM0.18m | 3:33PM0.15m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 28 | 30 | 25 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 5 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | S 6 | SE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 848 | 625 | 511 | 404 | 338 | 287 | 221 | 138 | 112 | 78 | 65 | 102 | 94 | 104 | 62 | 62 | 50 | 25 | 36 | 37 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SE 6 | NE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 15 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 50 | 46 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 31 | 22 | 14 | 14 | 107 | 86 | 57 | 21 | 32 | 27 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ENE 9 | E 12 | S 11 | — | E 11 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 6 | S 6 |
| kJ | 16 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 9 | — | 20 | 24 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 31 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 13 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | — | SW 2 | S 5 | S 6 | — | — | E 2 | NE 7 | ENE 4 | — |
| kJ | — | 16 | 14 | 34 | 50 | — | — | 46 | 54 | 49 | — | 1 | 43 | 59 | — | — | 1 | 64 | 5 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 662 | 662 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 100 | 668 | 100 | 8 | 0 |
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