
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Little Austi and Main Beach today (31 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Little Austi and Main Beach at 5PM is: 2.0m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 31). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (31 Oct) | 6ft (1.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (31 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
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 night. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | Monday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
84 | 96 | 228 | 357 | 251 | 247 | 158 | 128 | 67 | 93 | 82 | 79 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 54 | 53 | 50 | 39 | 82 | 100 | 136 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 12:48PM1.54m | 2:06AM1.00m | 1:56PM1.47m | 3:22AM1.02m | 3:07PM1.40m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:13AM0.43m | 7:54PM0.15m | 7:21AM0.49m | 9:03PM0.18m | 8:41AM0.52m | 10:07PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||
5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 17 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
160 | 112 | 108 | 76 | 50 | 189 | 158 | 128 | 67 | 93 | 54 | 94 | 146 | 136 | 68 | 54 | 53 | 28 | 27 | 40 | 39 | 25 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 14 | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | ENE 8 | S 11 | NE 8 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | E 13 | SE 11 | SE 12 |
2 | 4 | — | — | — | 49 | 32 | 57 | 44 | 56 | 82 | 79 | 68 | 68 | 43 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 12 | S 12 | NW 3 | S 11 | — | S 11 | S 11 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 13 | E 13 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 3 | 12 | 2 | 57 | — | 35 | 21 | 44 | 12 | 45 | 29 | 28 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NW 3 | SW 3 | S 4 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 |
84 | 96 | 228 | 357 | 251 | 247 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | 39 | 82 | 100 | 136 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 38 | 170 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 76 | 250 | 100 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 662 | 101 | 104 | 0 |
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