Main Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 31.98° S 115.74° E

Main Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Main Beach sea temperature is
16.8° C
2.2° 

Main Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Main Beach today (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Main Beach at 3PM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)10ft (3.0m)16s
Afternoon (06 Aug)8ft (2.5m)16s
Evening (06 Aug)8ft (2.5m)16s

Table - waves today at Main Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu night, min 12°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Fri night, light winds from the SE by Sat night).

Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
4
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
4
WSW
14
4
WSW
15
4
WSW
16
4.5
WSW
17
4
WSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4320
3993
3685
3298
3213
3213
3847
1923
2325
3199
3291
3204
3797
4213
4140
5019
6571
6756
6816
7593
8947
10833
8982
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
15
N
15
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
25
W
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SSW
25
WSW
25
W
35
W
45
W
35
W
45
WSW
55
SW
45
SW
50
SW
40
SW
35
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:54AM0.57m
4:03AM0.62m
5:14AM0.67m
Low Tide
2:52PM0.14m
3:04PM0.06m
3:34PM-0.01m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:01
7:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:44
5:45
 mm
3
3
2
1
1
1
3
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
14
13
16
17
17
18
17
17
17
15
16
16
16
17
16
15
14
12
13
13
14
14
14
Feels °C
12
10
12
12
12
14
12
14
13
12
11
10
9
8
8
6
2
2
2
3
6
6
8
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