Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Little Austi and Main Beach today (11 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Little Austi and Main Beach at 8PM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 11). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Little Austi and Main Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | SSE 10 | ENE 13 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | NE 4 | ENE 12 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 21 | 19 | 18 | 335 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 26 | 55 | 86 | 107 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:15PM1.56m | 8:46AM1.41m | 8:57PM1.46m | 9:23AM1.44m | 9:37PM1.35m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:02PM0.17m | 2:37AM0.06m | 2:48PM0.16m | 3:10AM0.12m | 3:33PM0.18m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 489 | 423 | 378 | 335 | 326 | 279 | 404 | 336 | 291 | 214 | 198 | 154 | 151 | 151 | 120 | 143 | 143 | 138 | 135 | 107 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 15 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 19 | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | S 18 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | S 10 |
| kJ | 21 | 19 | 18 | 27 | 62 | 113 | 116 | 175 | 166 | 113 | 138 | 127 | 119 | 107 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 135 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | S 19 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 12 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | S 18 | S 16 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | S 18 | ENE 13 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 55 | 46 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 17 | 19 | 14 | 16 | 28 | 23 | 26 | 55 | 86 | 196 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 71 | 38 | 36 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 100 | 92 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 115 | 250 | 0 | 0 |
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