
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Little Austi and Main Beach today (19 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Little Austi and Main Beach at 7PM is: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 19). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 18s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Little Austi and Main Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 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) | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 10 | NE 2 | NE 4 | NE 4 | S 17 | S 17 | NE 4 | NE 4 | N 4 | S 5 | E 11 | NNE 6 | S 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 82 | 3 | 3 | 0 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:06PM1.22m | 3:21AM0.85m | 3:17PM1.23m | 4:28AM0.90m | 4:18PM1.27m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:23PM0.47m | 8:26AM0.60m | 10:27PM0.42m | 9:42AM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 25 | 30 | 28 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 21 | 26 | 26 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 18 | S 17 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | NNE 4 | S 12 | S 12 | S 18 |
58 | 60 | 41 | 27 | 42 | 51 | 102 | 125 | 66 | 40 | 152 | 148 | 51 | 102 | 108 | 110 | 2 | 71 | 177 | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | ESE 7 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 4 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 7 | S 10 | S 17 | NE 4 | NE 4 | N 4 | E 12 | NE 5 | NNE 6 | — |
9 | 5 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 6 | 63 | 170 | 157 | 25 | 54 | 93 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 18 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 18 | S 4 | S 10 | S 11 | NE 4 | S 7 | S 7 | S 16 | S 16 | E 11 | — | E 11 | — | — |
24 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 3 | 8 | 37 | 7 | 23 | 14 | 48 | 20 | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 4 | — | WSW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | NE 2 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | S 5 | SSE 6 | S 8 | S 10 |
— | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | 12 | 12 | — | 1 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 82 | 312 | 1031 | 1569 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 209 | 661 | 330 | 282 |
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