Surf Forecasts:
Little Austi and Main Beach surf forecast from 4 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 9 Sep, 1AM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period, SSE swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 7 Sep, 10PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period, SSE swell with 1,202 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 5 Sep, 1AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SSE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Little Austi and Main Beach this week:
The surf forecast for Little Austi and Main Beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Sep 05) at 1AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 7s period. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Little Austi and Main Beach in the next 16 days are 3.0m 8s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Sep 07) at 10PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 3.5m 10s period and expected on Tuesday (Sep 08) at 1AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1AM (Sat 5th Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 1AM (Wed 9th Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) 10s |
| Most Powerful | 10PM (Mon 7th Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Little Austi and Main Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here again. Let’s talk about what’s up in feet and miles per hour.
Right off the bat, this is a rough patch. For Little Austi and Main Beach (beach and reef), the 16-day window is mostly flat and blown out. There’s a long gap of basically nothing until the second week, so don’t rush to wax up.
The first few days are a total bust. Friday the 4th has tiny waves around 1ft from the NE, with combined energy at just 39 to 55. Winds are cross-off, but the waves are too small and weak to care about. Saturday the 5th arvo sees a 3ft NE pulse, but it’s a short-period, messy 6-second wind swell with a stiff NW breeze. Water temp is about average for the season.
From Sunday 6th through Thursday 12th, it’s all tiny, poor surf. Swells barely hit 3ft, most with cross-onshore wind. There’s a moment on Tuesday morning the 8th with a 7ft SSE swell and 643 combined energy, but the wind is cross-onshore and the period is only 8 seconds. That’s overhead but messy – looks more like a kite session than a clean paddle.
The only real standout is Sunday morning, the 13th. We get a 3ft SSE groundswell with a 10-second period, combined energy of 203, and clean conditions with a light NNE cross-off breeze. It’s the best we get. The swell direction is a little off the ideal ENE for this spot, but the waves will have some shape and the wind keeps it clean. Crowds are possible on a Sunday, so get out early. Water’s about average temp.
After that, it fades. Monday 14th arvo has a 3ft NE swell with offshore NW wind, but the energy is only 120 and the period is short. From Tuesday 15th onward, it’s tiny, wind-affected slop with strong onshore winds and low energy. Not worth the drive.
The standout window is Sunday morning, 13th September. It’s not a classic, but it’s clean, has some groundswell punch, and the offshore breeze will tidy things up. Everything else is a drought. Hang in there.
Rusty signing off.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSE 7 | ENE 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 11 | SE 10 | ENE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | ENE 15 |
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 kJ | 20 | 28 | 41 | 17 | 72 | 61 | 30 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 200 | 9 | 627 | 367 | 499 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 21 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | off | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 1:27PM1.40m | 2:19AM0.94m | 2:40PM1.42m | 3:46AM0.95m | 3:54PM1.47m | 5:00AM1.00m | 4:59PM1.53m | 5:58AM1.09m | 5:56PM1.59m | 6:46AM1.18m | 6:46PM1.62m | 7:28AM1.27m | 7:32PM1.61m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:25PM0.34m | 7:50AM0.45m | 9:47PM0.30m | 9:09AM0.46m | 10:57PM0.22m | 10:24AM0.42m | 11:54PM0.14m | 11:28AM0.35m | 00:42AM0.07m | 12:24PM0.27m | 1:23AM0.03m | 1:15PM0.21m | 2:01AM0.03m | ||||||||
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 | 6:11 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — |
 | — | 5:38 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | 5:43 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 16 | 29 | 28 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 14 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 12 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 14 | 25 | 24 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 19 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 8 | SSE 7 | S 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | NE 8 | ENE 11 | S 8 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 16 | E 16 | S 21 | S 16 | S 13 |
| kJ | 333 | 82 | 41 | 80 | 72 | 61 | 82 | 82 | 897 | 241 | 2 | 11 | 499 | 1354 | 627 | 367 | 19 | 5 | 305 | 907 | 2688 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | ENE 10 | S 11 | ENE 9 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 8 | E 10 | — | SE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | E 10 | E 9 | NE 16 | E 16 | E 16 | ENE 15 |
| kJ | 20 | 19 | 82 | 17 | 65 | 44 | 30 | 17 | 6 | 2 | 8 | — | 200 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | SSW 11 | NE 7 | S 16 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | ENE 10 | — | NE 9 | N 9 | E 17 | — | NE 16 | NE 16 | ENE 15 |
| kJ | 19 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | — | — | 11 | — | 3 | 1 | 6 | — | 10 | 10 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 8 | N 3 | NNE 5 | WNW 3 | WSW 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | S 8 | S 10 | S 8 | — | — | NNW 3 | SSE 9 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | — |
| kJ | — | 28 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 6 | — | — | — | 234 | 2585 | 610 | — | — | 1 | 499 | 1916 | 2385 | 2426 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 80 | 5 | 41 | 1 | 1 | 92 | 121 | 13 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 208 | 121 | 7 | 330 | 2 |
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