
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Little Austi and Main Beach today (06 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Little Austi and Main Beach at 10PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 06). An open ocean swell of 2.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 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 Mon morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sun night, fresh winds from the S by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
16 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 44 | 302 | 328 | 333 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 688 | 497 | 471 | 488 | 53 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | off |
High Tide | 3:54PM1.47m | 5:00AM1.00m | 4:59PM1.53m | 5:58AM1.09m | 5:56PM1.59m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:57PM0.22m | 10:24AM0.42m | 11:54PM0.14m | 11:28AM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | S 9 |
16 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 525 | 287 | 232 | 277 | 302 | 328 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 497 | 471 | 488 | 356 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSE 11 | S 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | SE 7 |
9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 44 | 127 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 9 | 53 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | — | — | E 10 | NE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 10 |
4 | — | — | 8 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | NNE 7 | — | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — |
120 | 503 | 1519 | 1043 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 333 | 551 | 958 | 1131 | 1093 | 688 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 73 | 128 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 177 | 350 | 192 | 89 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 34 | 100 | 8 | 0 |
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