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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Wednesday 20 May 2026 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
20.1° C
(Which is 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 8PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 20). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)--
Afternoon (20 May)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (20 May)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Sat
23
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
2.1
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
8
1.8
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
7
1.8
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
7
1.7
SE
7
2
SE
10
2.1
ESE
10
2.2
ESE
10
2.1
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
2.2
ESE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
607
450
441
400
370
312
318
302
250
250
250
494
445
414
369
334
329
318
753
908
1042
959
670
1111
Wind (km/h)
20
S
15
S
15
SW
10
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
S
15
S
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:17AM1.07m
11:09PM1.65m
12:21PM1.04m
00:08AM1.55m
1:27PM1.05m
1:11AM1.44m
Low Tide
4:36PM0.37m
6:11AM0.06m
5:37PM0.44m
7:11AM0.11m
6:47PM0.49m
8:10AM0.17m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:46
6:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
4:59
4:58
4:58
1
Temp °C
17
16
14
13
13
12
12
15
17
16
15
14
13
13
13
14
16
16
15
16
15
16
16
17
12
12
11
10
9
8
8
10
12
11
11
11
9
9
10
11
13
13
12
14
12
14
14
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
2.1
S
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.3
S
12
2.1
ESE
10
2.2
ESE
10
2.1
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
2.2
ESE
11
Energy kJ
607
450
441
838
370
312
318
302
250
250
250
204
200
160
145
113
113
151
24
908
1042
959
670
1111
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ENE
10
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
12
0.3
SSW
8
0.3
SSW
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
E
13
1.3
E
12
0.9
SE
10
Energy kJ
400
5
5
5
5
4
35
31
27
11
10
27
56
446
139
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
7
0.3
SSW
10
0.4
S
8
0.4
SSW
9
0.1
S
14
Energy kJ
18
21
18
26
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
S
9
2.1
S
9
2.1
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.3
S
10
3
S
9
3
S
9
3
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.3
S
8
2.2
S
8
2.1
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
8
1.8
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
7
1.8
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
7
1.7
SE
7
2
SE
10
Energy kJ
822
750
782
1153
983
1411
1411
1252
934
692
588
494
445
414
369
334
329
318
753
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
4
2
4
4
4
4
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
3
3
3
4
4
4
Distance (km)
13
50
2
0
7
7
7
7
50
13
7
7
7
7
7
7
13
13
29
13
13
7
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in Illawarra
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
8
6
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
7
7
8
6
5
5
5
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