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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Saturday 28 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
23.9° C
(Which is 1.5°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: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am March 28). An open ocean swell of 6.0m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (28 Mar)16ft (5.0m)13s
Evening (28 Mar)15ft (4.5m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
6
S
5
SSE
4.5
SSE
4.5
SSE
4
SSE
4
SSE
3.5
SSE
3.5
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.1
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
Period(s) (?)111010131312121212111111111110101010999888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)222125121083576744600350044074327026672330198416681294990800598455368311249196167
Wind
(km/h)
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
W
5
NE
15
E
15
ENE
10
NE
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:17AM
1.42
6:25PM
1.07
6:18AM
1.45
7:12PM
1.17
7:10AM
1.46
7:52PM
1.26
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:14PM
0.20
11:56PM
0.44
1:02PM
0.16
12:54AM
0.36
1:42PM
0.14
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Sunrise--7:03-------7:05-------7:05-----
Sunset-----6:57-------6:55-------6:54--
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C151414172020181615151519212018171616172022211918
Feels °C (?)878111415151312121316181817161616172021191818
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