Little Austi and Main Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.30° S 150.94° E

Little Austi and Main Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Little Austi and Main Beach sea temperature is
17.9°C
0.6° 

Little Austi and Main Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Little Austi and Main Beach today (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Austi and Main Beach at 4PM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 24). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 18s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (24 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Evening (24 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
3
3
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
1.2
NE
5
1.4
NE
5
1.6
NE
6
1.6
NE
7
1.6
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.4
NE
7
1.2
NE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.6
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
39
42
42
71
114
177
207
196
156
171
139
183
292
305
191
191
173
140
140
109
106
88
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
N
15
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
WNW
10
WSW
20
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
S
15
S
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:49AM0.92m
5:45PM1.38m
6:31AM0.99m
6:26PM1.45m
7:08AM1.06m
7:04PM1.50m
Low Tide
11:07AM0.49m
00:37AM0.30m
11:56AM0.43m
1:12AM0.23m
12:39PM0.37m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:24
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:31
5:32
 mm
1
1
1
4
1
2
1
Temp °C
12
18
22
19
16
15
15
14
14
18
18
18
17
16
16
15
15
16
16
15
15
14
Feels °C
10
16
19
16
15
14
14
12
11
15
16
16
16
16
16
14
14
13
13
11
12
11
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