Surf Forecasts:
Little Austi and Main Beach surf forecast from 26 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 28 Aug, 4AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period, SSE swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 28 Aug, 4AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period, SSE swell with 657 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 27 Aug, 10PM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ENE 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 Thursday (Aug 27) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 9s 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 1.6m 11s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 28) at 4AM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.1m 9s period and expected on Thursday (Aug 27) at 7AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10PM (Thu 27th Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 4AM (Fri 28th Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) 11s |
| Most Powerful | 4AM (Fri 28th Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Little Austi and Main Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright crew, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the menu for Little Austi and Main Beach over the next couple of weeks.
Gotta be straight with you: it's a slow start. The first few days are a write-off. Wednesday the 26th and Thursday the 27th are a total no-go with messy cross-onshore winds and tiny, weak waves. The combined energy is barely a whisper, so save your energy. Friday the 28th is the first real flicker of hope. We get a jump in swell to 6ft from the SSE, with a solid 11-second period, pushing the combined energy up to 676 (moderate). The wind is a light cross-shore in the morning, which is okay, but the call is "marginal" due to tide. Still, this is the first window where it might be worth a paddle if you're keen and the tide lines up. It's intermediate-level stuff, and it's a fairly consistent spot, so there's a chance it'll sort itself out.
Saturday the 29th has some leftover energy but the wind swings cross-on, knocking the quality down. Sunday the 30th morning is a tease – glassy conditions with a WSW wind, but the swell is a tiny 2ft. It's surfable, but very ordinary. After that, it flat-lines. From Monday the 31st all the way through to the second week of September, the forecast is a long, drawn-out stretch of poor surf. We're talking swell heights rarely cracking 2ft and combined energy dropping into the double digits. There are some offshore and glassy moments in there, notably on the 1st and 2nd of September, but there's just no swell to work with. It's a frustrating run for a break that's usually fairly consistent, but sometimes the ocean just shuts down.
The highlight, if you can call it that, is a very brief window on Tuesday the 10th of September. The afternoon shows a 3ft swell from the ENE with a clean, gentle offshore wind from the NW. The combined energy is only 61 though, so it'll be small and weak, but at least it'll be clean. Don't expect much, but it's the best we've got in the second week.
To be honest, the whole setup looks more interesting for a kite surfer than a paddle surfer for most of this period. The wind is often there, but the surf quality is just not.
Rusty out.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 11 | NE 4 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 136 | 112 | 95 | 64 | 40 | 127 | 631 | 480 | 299 | 292 | 171 | 142 | 59 | 30 | 38 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 24 | 45 | 53 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | off | cross | on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | off | glassy | off |
High Tide | 7:04PM1.50m | 7:42AM1.13m | 7:41PM1.53m | 8:16AM1.21m | 8:16PM1.53m | 8:51AM1.27m | 8:52PM1.50m | 9:26AM1.33m | 9:30PM1.43m | 10:03AM1.38m | 10:11PM1.34m | 10:43AM1.41m | 10:56PM1.23m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 12:39PM0.37m | 1:44AM0.17m | 1:19PM0.32m | 2:15AM0.13m | 1:59PM0.28m | 2:45AM0.11m | 2:40PM0.25m | 3:16AM0.11m | 3:22PM0.25m | 3:48AM0.13m | 4:08PM0.25m | 4:22AM0.18m | 4:58PM0.28m | ||||||||
 |  |  | |  |  | | |  |  | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
 | — | 5:32 | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | 5:37 | — |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 25 | 24 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 22 | 22 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 11 | ENE 8 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 136 | 112 | 95 | 600 | 381 | 258 | 631 | 26 | 299 | 292 | 230 | 188 | 148 | 173 | 177 | 150 | 216 | 181 | 196 | 146 | 98 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 11 | — | NE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 12 | ENE 8 | S 13 | ENE 8 | S 8 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | ENE 9 | S 17 | S 15 | S 16 | S 14 | ENE 9 | NE 12 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 19 | 10 | — | 64 | 40 | 127 | 45 | 30 | 24 | 204 | 171 | 142 | 59 | 30 | 135 | 213 | 129 | 62 | 15 | 6 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | ENE 9 | S 13 | SSW 11 | S 11 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 11 | NE 12 | E 10 |
| kJ | — | 5 | 5 | 17 | 35 | 68 | 55 | 25 | 21 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 13 | 38 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 24 | 6 | 53 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 7 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | SSE 10 | — | SSE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | NE 4 | NW 2 |
| kJ | 70 | 226 | 355 | — | — | — | — | 480 | — | 653 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 45 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 13 | 1 | 5 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 0 | 7 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 1 | 8 | 38 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Illawarra | |||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | |||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Little Austi and Main Beach surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Information about the Little Austi and Main Beach Surf forecast
The above surf forecast table for Little Austi and Main Beach provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Little Austi and Main Beach can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Little Austi and Main Beach surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Little Austi and Main Beach) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).
Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Little Austi and Main Beach may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.
Are you planning a holiday in Illawarra? If you are looking for accommodation near Little Austi and Main Beach, camping, hotels and holiday cottages in Illawarra, consider staying in Wollongong which is 15 km (9 miles) away. Other places in and around Illawarra where you can find information about places to rent, and car hire include Port Kembla which is 22 km (14 miles) away, Engadine, Caringbah and Cronulla.
Nearest