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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm 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
21.8° 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 12AM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 17). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Afternoon (18 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)7s
Evening (18 Apr)--

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
3
3
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.2
NNE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
2.5
S
3
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3
S
0.4
SSE
1.2
SSE
3
S
3
S
3
S
1
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
Period(s) (?)67778871111111112121616121313161212131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)67886220000008567900050626402511246023142020
Wind
(km/h)
25
S
20
S
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
S
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
S
20
S
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:09PM
1.62
8:36AM
1.34
8:51PM
1.67
9:27AM
1.26
9:36PM
1.69
10:21AM
1.17
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:34AM
0.05
2:29PM
0.14
3:25AM
0.02
3:11PM
0.20
4:19AM
0.02
3:56PM
0.28
Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise----6:20-------6:20-------6:22---
Sunset-------5:30-------5:29-------5:27
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
43----------------------
Temp. °C161514121116171615131212121618171514131313181919
Feels °C (?)121212991413121110910101415141211111111151516
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