Surf Forecasts:
Little Austi and Main Beach surf forecast from 30 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 1 Sep, 4PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period, ENE swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 5 Sep, 10AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period, NE swell with 43 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 1 Sep, 4PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s 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 Tuesday (Sep 01) at 4PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.4m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 0.8m and 4s. 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 0.8m 6s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Sep 05) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.0m 10s period and expected on Sunday (Sep 06) at 7AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4PM (Tue 1st Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 4PM (Tue 1st Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 11s |
| Most Powerful | 10AM (Sat 5th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Little Austi and Main Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let's get down to it. It's flat out there, plain and simple. For the next couple of weeks, we're looking at a long dry spell, so don't get your hopes up too high.
We start off with basically nothing through the end of August. You got ankle-biters at 1ft, maybe 2ft on the sets, with weak energy readings around 17 to 27 on the gauge. A few mornings have that glassy look or a light offshore, which is nice, but there's just no push behind the waves. It's all a bit of a grovel.
The first week of September isn't looking any better. The swell stays in that 1ft to 2ft range with short periods. We see one bump in period to 11 seconds on the 1st, but without size, it doesn't mean much. A morning here and there might have clean conditions with a light offshore wind, but it’s still tiny. The wind starts to get a bit more aggressive towards the weekend, and the swell gets junky with a 4-second period. That’s just wind chop, not surf.
The middle of next week turns onshore and lumpy. We might see the energy tick up a notch, hitting over 100 units on the 10th, and waves get to around 3ft, but it’s coming from the SSE and will be messy and choppy. That's not going to be any fun.
Now, looking into the second week, there's a glimmer of hope on Monday the 14th. The forecast is for about 3ft of NE swell with a 7-second period and a light offshore wind in the morning. The energy is moderate, around 79 units. It’s not going to be perfect, but it will be the most rideable it's been all period. Don't call in sick for it, but it's something.
There's a long-period swell showing up on the 13th, but it's tiny at 1ft and crossed up, so it's a non-event.
So there you have it. The best bet out of the whole 16 days is that Monday morning on the 14th. Other than that, you're waiting for the next swell to fill in. The water's running about 64°, which is par for the course.
This is Rusty, keeping it real.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the W by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | ||||||||||||||
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) | SE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 28 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 38 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 19 | 19 | 31 | 19 | 17 | 32 | 43 | 20 | 9 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | off | glassy | cross | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:30PM1.43m | 10:03AM1.38m | 10:11PM1.34m | 10:43AM1.41m | 10:56PM1.23m | 11:28AM1.41m | 11:50PM1.11m | 12:22PM1.41m | 00:56AM1.01m | 1:27PM1.40m | 2:19AM0.94m | 2:40PM1.42m | 3:46AM0.95m | |||||||
Low Tide | 3:48AM0.13m | 4:08PM0.25m | 4:22AM0.18m | 4:58PM0.28m | 5:01AM0.25m | 5:55PM0.31m | 5:45AM0.32m | 7:04PM0.34m | 6:40AM0.40m | 8:25PM0.34m | 7:50AM0.45m | 9:47PM0.30m | ||||||||
 |  | | | | | |  | |  | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
 | 5:35 | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | 5:39 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 13 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 25 | 26 | 17 | 27 | 27 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 16 | 22 | 20 | 15 | 27 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 20 | 23 | 14 | 23 | 24 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 21 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 8 | S 10 | NE 6 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 155 | 202 | 135 | 132 | 159 | 185 | 144 | 98 | 104 | 72 | 49 | 54 | 51 | 31 | 179 | 41 | 123 | 43 | 78 | 51 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | S 17 | S 15 | S 16 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 11 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 10 | NE 7 | S 18 | NE 5 | S 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 28 | 147 | 107 | 80 | 15 | 15 | 38 | 27 | 20 | 16 | 33 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 8 | 57 | 32 | 72 | 20 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 12 | ENE 11 | NE 12 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 6 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 6 | ENE 10 | S 11 | ENE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 |
| kJ | 21 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 3 | 12 | 6 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 5 | 19 | 19 | 6 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NNE 6 | NNW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | — | NE 4 | — | NW 3 | WNW 4 | SW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 5 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 18 | — | 17 | — | 4 | 22 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 100 | 1 | 1 | 53 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 53 | 1 | 53 | 209 | 1 |
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