Surf Forecasts:
Little Austi and Main Beach surf forecast from 14 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 19 Aug, 4AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period, ESE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 16 Aug, 1PM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period, SSE swell with 205 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 14 Aug, 10PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 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 Friday (Aug 14) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 7s period. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Little Austi and Main Beach in the next 16 days are 1.5m 7s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 16) at 1PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.8m 7s period and expected on Saturday (Aug 15) at 1PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10PM (Fri 14th Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 4AM (Wed 19th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 1PM (Sun 16th Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Little Austi and Main Beach over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 31 | 31 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 127 | 192 | 204 | 81 | 96 | 107 | 97 | 75 | 59 | 88 | 134 | 113 | 178 | 166 | 163 | 186 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross | off | cross-off | cross | off |
High Tide | 9:21PM1.63m | 10:01AM1.32m | 10:04PM1.51m | 10:42AM1.34m | 10:47PM1.35m | 11:24AM1.34m | 11:31PM1.20m | 12:07PM1.32m | 00:18AM1.05m | 12:56PM1.29m | 1:14AM0.93m | 1:51PM1.26m | 2:26AM0.86m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 3:03PM0.20m | 3:53AM0.03m | 3:52PM0.23m | 4:29AM0.10m | 4:42PM0.28m | 5:04AM0.20m | 5:34PM0.35m | 5:39AM0.29m | 6:30PM0.42m | 6:15AM0.39m | 7:35PM0.47m | 6:58AM0.47m | 8:49PM0.50m | ||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — |
 | — | 5:23 | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 | — |
mm | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 13 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 7 | S 9 | ENE 9 | S 18 | S 9 | S 9 | S 18 | S 10 | ESE 6 | S 9 | S 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 187 | 131 | 165 | 17 | 60 | 43 | 41 | 56 | 175 | 96 | 74 | 34 | 75 | 59 | 88 | 134 | 113 | 97 | 166 | 163 | 142 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | S 19 | ENE 10 | S 18 | S 18 | ENE 10 | SSE 7 | S 9 | ENE 9 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | — | — | S 13 |
| kJ | 31 | 31 | 17 | 66 | 18 | 96 | 96 | 20 | 26 | 109 | 17 | 24 | 56 | 55 | 74 | 80 | 69 | 57 | — | — | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 15 | S 16 | SE 8 | E 8 | ENE 10 | S 12 | S 15 | ENE 10 | SSW 12 | ENE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 13 | S 10 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | S 13 |
| kJ | 28 | 18 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 27 | 4 | 10 | 51 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 59 | 29 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | E 6 | — | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | — | E 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 310 | 324 | 127 | 192 | 204 | 81 | — | 107 | 97 | — | — | — | — | — | 178 | — | 161 | 186 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 128 | 1 | 65 | 50 | 1 | 50 | 50 | 7 | 13 | 413 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 199 | 0 |
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