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Little Austi and Main Beach Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Illawarra (42 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Little Austi and Main Beach surfForecast / NSW – Illawarra / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Sunday 10 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
20.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Little Austi and Main Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Little Austi and Main Beach at 7PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 10). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 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 (10 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (10 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Little Austi and Main Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wed 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | SSE 11 | E 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | |
117 | 110 | 106 | 104 | 144 | 200 | 243 | 229 | 392 | 284 | 636 | 531 | 524 | 452 | 444 | 397 | 367 | 300 | 102 | 100 | 107 | 480 | 480 | 469 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | |
High Tide | 3:12PM1.02m | 2:45AM1.24m | 4:03PM1.13m | 3:45AM1.25m | 4:49PM1.26m | 4:43AM1.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:36PM0.59m | 9:35AM0.27m | 9:45PM0.53m | 10:20AM0.22m | 10:48PM0.43m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — |
 | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 15 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 |
 kJ | 283 | 110 | 106 | 104 | 233 | 384 | 392 | 381 | 392 | 799 | 636 | 531 | 524 | 452 | 444 | 193 | 141 | 300 | 200 | 200 | 240 | 67 | 63 | 39 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSE 18 | E 16 | S 15 | E 12 | S 15 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SSE 14 | S 14 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 23 | S 22 | S 20 |
| kJ | 90 | 31 | 5 | 168 | 144 | 282 | 243 | 229 | 284 | 284 | 280 | 276 | 268 | 268 | 209 | 36 | 16 | 138 | 102 | 100 | 69 | 10 | 38 | 30 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | — | — | E 16 | E 15 | E 14 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | N 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 9 | N 9 | S 14 | NE 11 | — | S 25 | S 24 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 117 | — | — | 21 | 39 | 200 | 272 | 264 | 242 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 4 | — | 12 | 11 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | — | 317 | 646 | 524 | 489 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 397 | 367 | 42 | 60 | 98 | 107 | 480 | 480 | 469 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 121 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 89 | 50 | 13 | 50 | 50 | 7 | 7 | 297 |
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