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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Friday 17 Apr 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
21.9° 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 2PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 17). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Afternoon (17 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (17 Apr)1ft (0.3m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
NE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
2.5
S
3
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
0.9
SSE
1.4
SSE
3
S
3
S
3
S
3
SSE
3
SSE
Period(s) (?)411101066778877111111121216161213131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5121110678822220000037190600000
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
20
SSE
25
S
20
S
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
glassononcross-
on
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:47AM
1.39
8:09PM
1.62
8:36AM
1.34
8:51PM
1.67
9:27AM
1.26
9:36PM
1.69
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:49PM
0.10
2:34AM
0.05
2:29PM
0.14
3:25AM
0.02
3:11PM
0.20
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
Sunrise6:20-------6:20-------6:20-------
Sunset---5:30-------5:30-------5:29----
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----32------------------
Temp. °C182427231615141212151817151312121216181715141313
Feels °C (?)15212420121211910131513111099914141411111111
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