Little Austi and Main Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.30° S 150.94° E

Little Austi and Main Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Little Austi and Main Beach sea temperature is
17.8° C
0.4° 

Little Austi and Main Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Little Austi and Main Beach today (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Austi and Main Beach at 6PM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Afternoon (18 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (18 Aug)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
13
0.9
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
10
1.1
E
6
0.6
ESE
10
1.2
E
10
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.9
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.8
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
1
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
89
73
70
62
93
85
100
97
85
85
78
262
110
83
81
50
45
44
43
34
41
58
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
10
NE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
N
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
5
NE
5
SSW
5
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
off
High Tide
12:07PM1.32m
00:18AM1.05m
12:56PM1.29m
1:14AM0.93m
1:51PM1.26m
Low Tide
5:39AM0.29m
6:30PM0.42m
6:15AM0.39m
7:35PM0.47m
6:58AM0.47m
8:49PM0.50m
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:28
5:28
 mm
1
Temp °C
14
16
17
16
14
14
13
12
12
16
18
17
15
13
13
12
13
18
22
18
17
15
Feels °C
13
14
14
14
13
13
12
11
11
15
15
13
13
12
12
10
11
15
19
17
16
13
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