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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Tuesday 14 Apr 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
22.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

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

The current surf forecast for Little Austi and Main Beach at 3PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 14). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Afternoon (14 Apr)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (14 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.6
NE
0.1
E
0.5
NE
0.4
NE
0.3
NE
Period(s) (?)13131212121212121111111111111010101010310444
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)27320915010371444443222221212198888862773
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
0
ESE
10
ENE
15
ENE
5
NNE
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
0
E
5
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
N
5
N
10
NW
10
W
10
NW
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
onononglassglassoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:25AM
1.36
6:13PM
1.28
6:13AM
1.39
6:51PM
1.41
7:00AM
1.40
7:29PM
1.53
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:56AM
0.17
12:08AM
0.32
12:33PM
0.12
12:57AM
0.21
1:11PM
0.09
1:45AM
0.12
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
Sunrise6:16-------6:18-------6:18-------
Sunset---5:35-------5:32-------5:31----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C131921211716151514212220181817151421262621191716
Feels °C (?)111919191715141312182018182018151319232419161513
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