Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Little Austi and Main Beach today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Little Austi and Main Beach at 12AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 07). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Little Austi and Main Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 470 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 560 | 549 | 518 | 78 | 69 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 18 | 34 | 50 | 47 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:59PM1.53m | 5:58AM1.09m | 5:56PM1.59m | 6:46AM1.18m | 6:46PM1.62m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:54PM0.14m | 11:28AM0.35m | 00:42AM0.07m | 12:24PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 560 | 549 | 518 | 299 | 247 | 165 | 133 | 108 | 8 | 34 | 50 | 47 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 13 | ENE 9 | NE 18 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 78 | 69 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 18 | 8 | 12 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | NE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 9 | E 16 | S 21 | NE 18 | E 17 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NNW 2 | NW 3 | SW 3 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 |
| kJ | 470 | 899 | 1604 | 1641 | 1331 | 766 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 573 | 1448 | 2299 | 3186 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 50 | 177 | 121 | 41 | 7 | 41 | 7 | 34 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 680 | 726 | 505 | 121 |
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