Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Little Austi and Main Beach today (09 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Little Austi and Main Beach at 6AM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (09 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (09 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Little Austi and Main Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 899 | 820 | 678 | 757 | 585 | 597 | 614 | 513 | 456 | 531 | 430 | 396 | 405 | 502 | 557 | 509 | 416 | 408 | 314 | 263 | 199 | 190 | 183 | 170 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:30AM1.09m | 3:26PM1.40m | 3:45AM1.05m | 4:24PM1.50m | 5:00AM1.03m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:46PM0.46m | 8:41AM0.28m | 10:01PM0.38m | 9:39AM0.30m | 11:11PM0.27m | 10:39AM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 485 | 399 | 678 | 757 | 585 | 597 | 614 | 513 | 456 | 531 | 430 | 396 | 405 | 502 | 557 | 509 | 416 | 408 | 314 | 263 | 199 | 190 | 132 | 95 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 16 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 19 | S 20 | S 21 | S 21 | E 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 366 | 143 | 260 | 167 | 77 | 71 | 71 | 5 | 89 | 202 | 199 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 42 | 108 | 173 | 152 | 183 | 170 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 21 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | — | S 16 | S 16 | — | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | — | S 19 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 15 |
| kJ | — | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NNE 2 |
| kJ | 899 | 820 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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