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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Tuesday 26 Aug 2025 AEST
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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
19.7° C
(Which is 2.3°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 7AM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)7ft (2.2m)10s
Afternoon (26 Aug)7ft (2.2m)10s
Evening (26 Aug)8ft (2.5m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
2
4
5
3
3
4
3
2
2
2
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
E
2.3
E
2.2
E
2.2
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.5
ENE
3
NE
2.5
ENE
2.5
NE
2.3
ENE
2.1
ENE
2
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
Period(s) (?)111010101010101110101010101011111111111112121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)128911191000896917123313733362141213251132959792717643619544486478394397428403339
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
20
NE
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
20
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
30
W
20
W
20
W
25
W
35
W
35
W
15
W
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:03AM
1.29
10:07PM
1.33
10:38AM
1.30
10:43PM
1.22
11:14AM
1.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:53AM
0.17
4:01PM
0.30
4:23AM
0.23
4:44PM
0.35
4:52AM
0.30
5:30PM
0.40
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Sunrise--6:22-------6:22-------6:20-----
Sunset-----5:32-------5:32-------5:34--
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C141313172120181615161621171615141312111416151311
Feels °C (?)13121115191817141213131712117566688797
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for NSW - Illawarra

  1. weather stationWind Update Continuing clean conditions at Little Austi and Main Beach (light winds from the W at Bellambi Automatic Weather Station 9 km from Little Austi and Main Beach). A 2.1m swell from the E

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