Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Little Austi and Main Beach today (26 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Little Austi and Main Beach at 8PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Little Austi and Main Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
140 | 125 | 117 | 114 | 95 | 84 | 67 | 64 | 54 | 40 | 40 | 50 | 156 | 645 | 655 | 561 | 460 | 373 | 491 | 419 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:04PM1.50m | 7:42AM1.13m | 7:41PM1.53m | 8:16AM1.21m | 8:16PM1.53m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:39PM0.37m | 1:44AM0.17m | 1:19PM0.32m | 2:15AM0.13m | 1:59PM0.28m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
140 | 125 | 117 | 114 | 300 | 84 | 67 | 676 | 450 | 313 | 292 | 241 | 215 | 645 | 655 | 561 | 460 | 373 | 26 | 25 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 8 | S 15 | S 15 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | SSE 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 11 | S 11 |
10 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 95 | 17 | 17 | 64 | 54 | 40 | 40 | 50 | 156 | 64 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 26 | 39 | 38 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 15 | — | — | — | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | ENE 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | — | — |
— | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 17 | 37 | 36 | 58 | 32 | 68 | 36 | 16 | 55 | 31 | 30 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
187 | 220 | 243 | 277 | — | 542 | 775 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 491 | 419 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 50 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 92 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 89 | 7 | 5 |
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