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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Friday 20 Feb 2026 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
22.5° 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 5PM is: 1.0m 4s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am February 20). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Afternoon (20 Feb)3ft (0.9m)4s
Evening (20 Feb)4ft (1.2m)5s

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

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Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Mon
23
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
1.2
NE
1.4
NE
1.3
NE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.1
S
0.9
S
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.7
S
0.5
NE
0.6
ENE
0.7
NE
1.1
NE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
Period(s) (?)554456666665566666645678
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)42322640731101248868525555403526291926404986120188241
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
15
NE
25
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
15
N
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
SSW
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
NNE
10
NE
20
NE
10
W
5
W
10
N
10
N
5
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:53AM
1.49
11:29PM
1.38
11:36AM
1.39
12:12AM
1.40
12:24PM
1.26
1:00AM
1.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:16PM
0.09
5:31AM
0.24
5:52PM
0.15
6:24AM
0.28
6:32PM
0.23
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Mon
23
Sunrise6:33-------6:35-------6:35-------
Sunset---7:44-------7:43-------7:42----
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-------------------221--
Temp. °C222425242323222122262524222323212226282523222222
Feels °C (?)232323232325252424272524242626242628282826242525
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