Little Austi and Main Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Let’s cut straight to it. The next couple of weeks are a real mixed bag, to be honest. We’ve got a stretch of junky, weak surf ahead, but if you can wait it out, there’s a proper pulse of energy coming during the second week that looks well worth the patience.

Right now, the only real option on the table is Little Austi and Main Beach. It’s a beach and reef setup, fairly consistent, and exposed to the ENE. The water temp is sitting at 64°, which is about normal for this time of year, so nothing to worry about there. It’s a bit of a slow start, though. Monday the 3rd has a small 3ft SE swell rolling in with a light offshore breeze, keeping things clean. The energy is weak though, sitting at just 226. It’s surfable, but you won’t be writing home about it. After that, we hit a real flat spell. From Tuesday the 4th through to Saturday the 8th, it’s basically dead – swell drops to 0.7ft to 1ft, with the combined energy barely reaching double digits most of the time. It’s a frustrating stretch of nothing. There is a glassy moment on Saturday morning, but with no swell to push it, it’s not worth the paddle.

We get a tiny bump on Sunday the 9th – 2ft in the morning – but it’s messy and the energy is still weak. Monday the 10th kicks up a bit with 3ft, but the wind swings cross-off and it stays pretty average. From there, it’s more of the same: small, weak, and mostly forgettable through to Friday the 14th. There’s a clean glassy morning on the 14th, but again, the swell is minuscule. You’d be better off doing something else.

Now, here’s where it gets interesting. The following Sunday the 16th, things finally wake up. We’ve got a 4ft SSE swell showing early with a 9-second period, and the energy jumps to 221. It’s still building. The wind is dead calm, making it glassy. This is the start of something good. Then Monday the 17th is the standout. That swell pushes to 4ft, the period stretches to 10 seconds, and the combined energy is a solid 381. The morning is glassy again. This is the one to circle on the calendar. The direction is from the SSE, which is the optimum direction for this spot, so it should be lining up nicely. It’s a bit of a wait, but this looks like the best surf on offer in the whole window.

After that, Tuesday the 18th drops back down to 3ft with a SE swell, and the energy fades to 131. It’s clean in the morning, but the magic is gone.

So, overall: the first week is a write-off. Save your energy. The real deal is the Sunday and Monday of the second week – that’s the good stuff. It’s far out, so treat it as promising rather than a lock, but it’s definitely got my attention.

Stay salty,
Rusty

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