Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Little Austi and Main Beach today (20 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Little Austi and Main Beach at 12AM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 19). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Little Austi and Main Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 938 | 793 | 749 | 778 | 823 | 823 | 743 | 743 | 757 | 743 | 773 | 656 | 575 | 492 | 473 | 464 | 388 | 331 | 419 | 371 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 12:12PM1.24m | 00:06AM1.30m | 1:01PM1.26m | 00:57AM1.14m | 1:53PM1.27m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:03PM0.40m | 6:34AM0.22m | 7:05PM0.46m | 7:14AM0.31m | 8:15PM0.49m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 938 | 793 | 749 | 778 | 823 | 823 | 743 | 743 | 757 | 743 | 773 | 656 | 575 | 492 | 473 | 464 | 388 | 331 | 419 | 371 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 183 | 83 | 123 | 162 | 153 | 143 | 181 | 178 | 134 | 127 | 116 | 84 | 82 | 81 | 56 | 55 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 17 | S 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 |
| kJ | 11 | 43 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 26 | 34 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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