
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Little Austi and Main Beach today (04 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Little Austi and Main Beach at 5AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 03). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Little Austi and Main Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
33 | 33 | 33 | 28 | 41 | 20 | 20 | 36 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 66 | 54 | 58 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:56AM1.01m | 1:27PM1.40m | 2:19AM0.94m | 2:40PM1.42m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:04PM0.34m | 6:40AM0.40m | 8:25PM0.34m | 7:50AM0.45m | 9:47PM0.30m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 21 | 31 | 28 | 24 | 19 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 26 | 23 | 20 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
33 | 15 | 25 | 133 | 442 | 333 | 138 | 102 | 72 | 51 | 81 | 125 | 87 | 80 | 57 | 66 | 54 | 58 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 10 | S 15 | S 11 | S 7 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 |
15 | 33 | 33 | 28 | 41 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 72 | 64 | 38 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 64 | 44 | 42 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 18 | NE 8 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | S 16 | S 16 | E 10 | E 11 | NNW 4 |
19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 25 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | — | W 3 | — | NE 8 | NE 3 | — | — | NNE 6 | NNW 2 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | W 3 |
11 | 22 | 21 | 5 | — | 1 | — | 36 | 6 | — | — | 20 | 1 | 22 | 40 | 12 | 26 | 5 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 31 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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