Little Austi and Main Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the cards for Little Austi and Main Beach over the next couple of weeks. It’s a bit of a slow start, so don't rush to grab your board just yet.

For the first five days, we’re staring down the barrel of some seriously small, weak surf. The combined energy is barely registering, with values like 1 and 5 early on. Water temps are sitting around 65°, which is pretty normal for this time of year, so nothing unusual there. Thursday the 30th and Friday the 31st are a write-off for surfing—just tiny dribbles and onshore breezes making a mess of things. Saturday the 1st of August isn't much better; a slight bump appears in the afternoon, with a 5ft swell from the SSE, but the wind swings onshore and it gets a bit messy, so it’s not really worth paddling out for.

Now, here’s where it gets interesting. Sunday the 2nd of August is shaping up as the standout for the entire forecast. We’ve got a clean, 6ft swell from the SE with a nice long 13-second period, which pumps the combined energy up to a solid 972. That’s a moderate-to-strong swell. The wind swings to a cross-offshore from the NNW at 9 mph, keeping the face clean. This is the one to circle on your calendar, especially for the morning session. The swell direction from the SSE sits close to the optimum ENE, so it should wrap in nicely. Just keep in mind, with 6ft, it's a bit too much for beginners, but it'll be a hell of a lot of fun for the intermediates.

After that peak, the week settles back down. Monday the 3rd and Tuesday the 4th drop off quickly. There are some clean, offshore mornings on Monday the 3rd, but the swell is down around 3ft to 3ft from the SE. The energy is weak, around 153 to 190. Tuesday the 4th is a total nothing, with a tiny 0.7ft swell and strong wind. From Wednesday the 5th right through to Thursday the 13th of August, we’re looking at a long flat spell. Most days show swells under 2ft with combined energy often below 50, and waves that are just too small and weak to ride. You’d be better off doing something else.

There is another small uptick on Friday the 7th of August, with a 3ft swell from the SSE and a clean offshore wind, but the energy is still low at 141. It's ordinary, not worth getting excited about. The pattern repeats on Sunday the 9th and Monday the 10th before fading again into the second week. The very end of the forecast, around the 14th of August, looks like it's all over. The energy drops to single digits again.

So to sum it up: ignore everything until Sunday the 2nd of August. That morning is the clear winner—the only real standout in the whole 16 days. After that, it’s a long, slow grind with nothing much to offer. Stay patient.

Stay stoked,
Rusty

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