
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Little Austi and Main Beach today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Little Austi and Main Beach at 11AM is: 0.3m 4s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 21). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Little Austi and Main Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Mon morning, calm by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | S 5 | E 12 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
0 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 138 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 350 | 685 | 650 | 37 | 42 | 40 | 53 | 77 | 93 | 119 | 165 | 196 | 209 | 170 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:28AM0.90m | 4:18PM1.27m | 5:18AM0.97m | 5:08PM1.33m | 5:57AM1.06m | 5:50PM1.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:27PM0.42m | 9:42AM0.57m | 11:15PM0.36m | 10:42AM0.51m | 11:53PM0.29m | 11:32AM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | S 12 | S 19 | S 18 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 |
73 | 102 | 108 | 4 | 1 | 47 | 7 | 6 | 1509 | 683 | 350 | 685 | 650 | 361 | 257 | 198 | 146 | 151 | 120 | 141 | 189 | 157 | 169 | 118 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 11 | E 12 | NE 5 | — | S 22 | S 17 | SSW 15 | S 11 | S 19 | S 19 | S 16 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 16 | S 15 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 | E 13 |
93 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 9 | 22 | 45 | 152 | 29 | 28 | 84 | 175 | 255 | 343 | 336 | 127 | 73 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 16 | S 16 | E 9 | — | E 12 | — | — | — | S 20 | S 20 | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 20 | S 20 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | — |
7 | 48 | 20 | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 32 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 2 | NW 2 | NW 2 | S 11 | S 5 | S 7 | S 9 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 189 | 138 | 480 | 1328 | 1700 | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | 42 | 40 | 53 | 77 | 93 | 119 | 165 | 196 | 209 | 170 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 76 | 466 | 345 | 330 | 282 | 121 | 89 | 41 | 50 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 82 | 53 | 36 | 8 | 0 | 31 | 53 | 54 | 55 |
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