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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Friday 06 Mar 2026 AEDT
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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
24.0° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than 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 8AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am March 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Afternoon (06 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (06 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


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Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
NE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.6
NE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
NE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
2.4
SSE
Period(s) (?)7778899999999999109999998
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)292215214186151280273267399346338286293264249272241236236194172141124654
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
10
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
5
SW
5
WSW
0
ESE
5
N
5
NNW
5
NE
10
ENE
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
20
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
25
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglassglassglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:54AM
1.35
11:18PM
1.38
11:32AM
1.23
11:54PM
1.36
12:11PM
1.11
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:49AM
0.23
5:03PM
0.21
5:32AM
0.27
5:33PM
0.29
6:16AM
0.34
6:03PM
0.37
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Sunrise--6:47-------6:48-------6:48-----
Sunset-----7:27-------7:25-------7:23--
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-------11---14756311--13
Temp. °C232222242523222121222225252221212120202122212021
Feels °C (?)262424252624252425262527262221222118181918171719
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