
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Little Austi and Main Beach today (08 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Little Austi and Main Beach at 3AM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Little Austi and Main Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ESE 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
2416 | 2297 | 2073 | 1848 | 1608 | 1507 | 1264 | 1067 | 1001 | 848 | 646 | 627 | 614 | 640 | 602 | 542 | 492 | 338 | 430 | 351 | 321 | 328 | 414 | 391 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:22AM1.17m | 2:29PM1.31m | 2:30AM1.09m | 3:26PM1.40m | 3:45AM1.05m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:32PM0.50m | 7:48AM0.25m | 8:46PM0.46m | 8:41AM0.28m | 10:01PM0.38m | 9:39AM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 11 | S 15 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | SSE 10 | ESE 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 |
— | 2297 | 18 | 1848 | 1608 | 1507 | 1264 | 462 | 485 | 848 | 646 | 627 | 614 | 640 | 602 | 542 | 492 | 338 | 430 | 351 | 321 | 328 | 414 | 391 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | S 16 | S 15 | ESE 12 | SSE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 9 | S 16 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | S 20 | S 21 |
— | — | — | — | 73 | 273 | 396 | 5 | 4 | 399 | 460 | 286 | 218 | 186 | 77 | 56 | 50 | 126 | 5 | 61 | 101 | 122 | 8 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | S 15 | S 20 | S 19 | S 23 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 20 | S 16 | S 19 | S 20 | S 15 | S 22 |
— | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | 4 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 9 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | — | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | — | — |
2416 | — | 2073 | — | — | — | — | 1067 | 1001 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 50 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 34 |
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