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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Tuesday 23 Dec 2025 AEDT
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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
23.7° C
 (Which is 2.0°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 4AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm December 23). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Dec)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (24 Dec)4ft (1.2m)4s
Evening (24 Dec)3ft (0.9m)5s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tue
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
1.2
ENE
1.4
NE
1
NE
1.6
S
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
0.5
NE
0.4
NE
0.2
E
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.1
NE
0.2
ENE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
Period(s) (?)678766455667669131313131313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2192623241111104791471542052611697181717171771766
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
5
ESE
10
N
10
N
15
NNW
10
N
5
NE
10
ENE
25
S
25
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
30
S
25
S
15
SSE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		onononononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:49PM
1.02
11:34AM
1.49
12:34AM
1.05
12:15PM
1.43
1:23AM
1.09
1:01PM
1.36
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:49PM
0.17
5:06AM
0.44
6:27PM
0.17
5:54AM
0.47
7:07PM
0.18
6:49AM
0.50
Tue
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Sunrise----5:41-------5:41-------5:41---
Sunset8:07-------8:07-------8:08-------
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------11-----11---
Temp. °C181818171926292820181818181617171717161514151718
Feels °C (?)15181716172328281815161718131313131313118101314
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