Little Austi and Main Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Right, grab a coffee, let’s see what we’ve got. The next couple of weeks are a real mixed bag for Little Austi and Main Beach (Little Austi and Main Beach). The week ahead is mostly a write-off with tiny, weak swell, but we’ve got a proper pulse of energy coming through from Monday the 25th onwards that looks genuine. Until then, you’ll be fighting for scraps. The water’s sitting at 64° and that’s pretty normal for this time of year, nothing out of the ordinary.

We start this Friday the 11th and it’s a total flat spell. The swell is a measly 0.7 ft from the east-northeast, with a long period of 14 seconds that just doesn’t have enough oomph to get anything going. Combine that with a cross-on shore wind and you’re looking at a chop-fest. This pattern of tiny, poor surf stretches all the way through the weekend and into the early part of next week. Saturday morning is clean with that north wind, but there’s still nothing on the face. The swell heights are stuck between 0.7 ft and 2 ft for days.

Things start to look a *little* different on Monday morning the 14th. We get a pulse of 4 ft from the north-east, period of 7 seconds, and the wind goes light offshore from the north-northwest. That combo delivers a bit of bump at the break, and the combined swell energy hits 229 (moderate energy). It’s surfable for an intermediate but don’t expect the world. That cleaner window gets wrecked by a strong onshore in the afternoon though.

Then we drop back into flatness. The mornings of the 15th and 16th are tiny again, with cross-on wind and barely any energy. This gap of flat or near-flat conditions runs for about a week, from the 11th right up to the 18th.

But here’s the one that has me excited. The morning of Monday the 25th looks like the standout in the whole forecast. We’ve got a solid 7 ft of east-northeast swell with an 8-second period building, and the wind drops to a light glassy texture from the east-northeast. The water will be flat as a tack. That’s a serious amount of energy coming in – 948 (strong wave energy) is a big number for this spot. It’s going to be big, clean, and powerful. This is not for the faint of heart; 7 ft with that energy is expert territory. The swell direction from the east-northeast matches the optimum, so the reef and beach setup should handle it well.

The afternoon of the 25th picks up even more size, hitting 8 ft with 982 energy, but the wind turns gentle cross-shore, which will put a bit of texture on the face. That’s still an incredible session for those who can handle it. By Saturday morning the 26th, the swell drops back to 6 ft but the wind goes glassy again – that’s a fine morning for experienced crew before the onshore shows up later.

Take the Monday 25th morning as your bulletin point: big, clean, powerful east-northeast swell and glassy conditions. It’s a long way out so keep an eye on the forecasts, but this one looks like a true standout. If you’re not an expert, stick to the earlier, smaller ocean energy on the 14th. Otherwise, for the rest of the month it’s a waiting game.

Rusty.

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