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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Saturday 23 May 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
20.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

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

The current surf forecast for Little Austi and Main Beach at 6AM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)8ft (2.5m)10s
Afternoon (23 May)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (23 May)10ft (3.0m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
3
1
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
ESE
10
2.4
ESE
10
2.4
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
11
2.5
E
11
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.4
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1124
1168
1163
1484
1921
2281
2524
2510
2502
2805
2944
2629
2417
2375
2335
2140
1957
1784
1784
1723
1537
1512
1537
1468
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
S
15
SSE
10
E
15
ENE
10
E
5
E
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
0
NE
5
NNW
5
NW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
1:11AM1.44m
2:33PM1.09m
2:15AM1.33m
3:32PM1.16m
3:18AM1.24m
4:23PM1.24m
Low Tide
8:10AM0.17m
8:03PM0.51m
9:03AM0.21m
9:18PM0.50m
9:51AM0.25m
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:48
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:58
4:57
4:57
1
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
18
18
18
16
17
18
18
18
19
20
18
17
17
17
16
16
18
20
19
17
16
13
13
13
15
16
17
15
17
16
17
17
19
19
18
18
18
18
16
16
18
20
19
17
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
ESE
10
2.4
ESE
10
2.5
ESE
11
2.5
E
11
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.4
E
11
Energy kJ
1168
1163
1484
1921
2281
2524
2510
2502
2805
2944
2629
2417
2375
2335
2140
1957
1784
1784
1723
1537
1512
1537
1468
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
8
0.1
S
14
0.4
S
8
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.3
S
15
0.4
S
15
0.4
S
14
Energy kJ
19
4
19
8
7
6
21
5
4
4
4
2
9
6
21
20
40
67
62
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
Energy kJ
4
9
7
6
6
8
2
7
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
ESE
10
Energy kJ
1124
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
89
50
13
50
50
5
7
54
100
54
36
0
61
19
0
0
0
0
0
2
13
7
5
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Illawarra
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
5
4
4
4
4
6
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
6
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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