Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Little Austi and Main Beach today (16 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Little Austi and Main Beach at 7PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Little Austi and Main Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 94 | 88 | 65 | 59 | 65 | 88 | 82 | 78 | 83 | 83 | 71 | 76 | 83 | 72 | 90 | 81 | 82 | 60 | 93 | 85 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:42AM1.34m | 10:47PM1.35m | 11:24AM1.34m | 11:31PM1.20m | 12:07PM1.32m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:42PM0.28m | 5:04AM0.20m | 5:34PM0.35m | 5:39AM0.29m | 6:30PM0.42m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SE 6 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 130 | 88 | 189 | 182 | 175 | 88 | 82 | 78 | 83 | 74 | 73 | 76 | 83 | 72 | 82 | 56 | 82 | 46 | 47 | 65 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 12 | ENE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 12 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 56 | 206 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 123 | 116 | 109 | 102 | 52 | 17 | 35 | 35 | 95 | 17 | 10 | 56 | 55 | 93 | 85 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSW 13 | ENE 10 | E 6 | S 12 | S 12 | SE 10 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 20 | 56 | 56 | 25 | 23 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 53 | 9 | 30 | 24 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 41 | 60 | 53 | 47 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | — | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | ESE 6 | E 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | — |
| kJ | 94 | — | 65 | 59 | 65 | — | — | — | — | 83 | 71 | — | — | — | 90 | 81 | 18 | 15 | 15 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 89 | 50 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 34 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 38 | 36 | 8 | 0 |
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