Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Little Austi and Main Beach today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Little Austi and Main Beach at 3PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 21). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Little Austi and Main Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 464 | 388 | 380 | 331 | 263 | 346 | 218 | 296 | 269 | 231 | 231 | 231 | 175 | 172 | 172 | 136 | 133 | 94 | 94 | 73 | 73 | 54 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:53PM1.27m | 1:54AM1.01m | 2:46PM1.28m | 3:00AM0.92m | 3:41PM1.30m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:14AM0.31m | 8:15PM0.49m | 7:57AM0.39m | 9:28PM0.50m | 8:45AM0.45m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 6 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 464 | 388 | 380 | 331 | 263 | 346 | 218 | 296 | 269 | 231 | 231 | 231 | 175 | 172 | 172 | 136 | 133 | 94 | 94 | 73 | 73 | 76 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 56 | 55 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 15 | 55 | 54 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | W 3 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 4 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 24 | 16 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 12 | 24 | 29 | 40 | 26 | 38 | 47 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 111 | 41 |
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