Surf Forecasts:
Avalon 30th Street surf forecast from 28 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 2 Sep, 8AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period, SE swell with 259 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Avalon 30th Street this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Avalon 30th Street in the next 16 days are 1.0m 12s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 02) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 3s period and expected on Saturday (Aug 29) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 8AM (Wed 2nd Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 12s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Avalon 30th Street over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, this is Rusty. I've taken a look at the charts for Avalon 30th Street, and I have to tell you, it's a real flat spell we have on our hands. For the full 16 days, there's absolutely nothing to get excited about. Every single report says the same thing: poor surf conditions. The waves are tiny, weak, and barely a ripple, with no push to get you into anything.
The entire first week through mid-September is a total bust. The swell is from the ESE and SE, but the heights are stuck between 0.3 ft and 3 ft, with periods that are mostly short and weak. There's a little bump in wave energy around September 2 and September 7, with moderate readings of 102 and 122, but the swell size is just too small to make any real waves. Most days, the combined energy is below 100, showing just how little power there is (42, 45, 36, etc.).
There are one or two brief windows where the wind goes glass or clean offshore, like the afternoon of August 31 with glassy conditions, or the morning of September 4 with a light offshore breeze from the NNW, but there's no swell to go with it. You could take a longboard out for a paddle on a ripple, but it's not really surfing. For the first week of September, the wind is often cross or onshore, adding chop to an already flat ocean.
If you have a kite, you might find a window with the stronger onshore breezes later on, but for a pure paddle-surfing session, this is a straight-up blank run. It's a quiet spell that's more normal for this area than constant swell.
Don't let it get you down too much. The water temp on the first day is a very warm 77°, which is about 4° warmer than average for this time of year. So if you just want a swim and a float, it's lovely. But for waves? Not this time.
Stay patient.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Fri morning, min 20°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 22°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | |||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 12 | SE 5 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 28 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 16 | 23 | 11 | 19 | 24 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 178 | 43 | 85 | 34 | 29 | 39 | 18 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:57AM1.27m | 9:09PM1.40m | 9:32AM1.32m | 9:45PM1.38m | 10:07AM1.36m | 10:23PM1.34m | 10:46AM1.38m | 11:06PM1.27m | 11:29AM1.38m | 11:55PM1.21m | 12:19PM1.38m | 00:52AM1.15m | 1:16PM1.36m | 1:54AM1.10m | |||||||
Low Tide | 3:10PM0.07m | 3:35AM-0.03m | 3:52PM0.05m | 4:10AM-0.04m | 4:32PM0.05m | 4:44AM-0.03m | 5:14PM0.07m | 5:19AM0.00m | 5:58PM0.11m | 5:58AM0.05m | 6:50PM0.16m | 6:45AM0.11m | 7:56PM0.21m | ||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — |
 | — | 7:36 | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:27 | — |
mm | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 6 | 18 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 30 | 36 | 34 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 31 | 36 | 36 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 4 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 5 |
| kJ | 28 | 28 | 26 | 16 | 16 | 23 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 73 | 43 | 39 | 34 | 29 | 39 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | — | E 6 | SE 8 | SSW 5 | — | — | S 5 | SE 9 | E 5 | SE 10 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | — | SE 8 |
| kJ | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 10 | 7 | — | — | 2 | 20 | 20 | 85 | 9 | 4 | — | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | S 5 | E 9 | E 6 | E 9 | — | E 5 | — | SE 15 | SE 14 | — | — | SE 7 | — | S 4 | — | W 4 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 8 | 7 | — | — | 7 | — | 3 | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 4 | E 5 | — | S 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | WNW 2 | S 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 12 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSW 4 | WSW 2 | SW 3 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 23 | 11 | — | 1 | 19 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 178 | 39 | 29 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 40 | 40 | 104 | 183 | 343 | 304 | 393 | 2488 | 44 | 270 | 13 | 1174 | 577 | 1258 | 99 | 266 | 1525 | 69 | 126 | 40 | 79 |
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