Avalon Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cookin’ for Avalon Point over the next couple of weeks.

We’ve got a solid run of groundswell on the way, but it’s a case of picking your moments. The wind is gonna be the big talking point. The opening days this weekend are a bit of a write-off thanks to a fresh breeze, but hang tight, because Monday the 7th is where it starts to get real interesting.

Monday morning the 7th is the standout. We’re looking at a clean 2.4m (that’s about 8ft) groundswell smashing in from the WSW with a very long 17-second period, and light offshore winds from the SE. The energy is solid (3123), but that’s expert territory at that size, and the long period will make it suck a bit more at a point break. Still, for the crew who know what they’re doing, that’s the session of the week. The afternoon holds up nicely too, with clean 2.2m (7ft) surf and a moderate offshore breeze.

Tuesday the 8th stays strong, with similar 2.5m (8ft) swell and clean offshore winds in the afternoon, but the morning is a bit windier. Still, there’s a lot of grunt in the water.

Midweek starts to fade. Wednesday and Thursday the 9th and 10th see the swell dropping, but Thursday afternoon the 10th is a little gem – light winds, clean 1.2m (4ft) leftover swell, and the energy is down to 728, which is mellow, but the conditions are looking very good for a fun, cruisy session.

Then we hit a dodgy patch. Friday the 11th through to Tuesday the 15th is a mess of onshore and cross-shore winds, lumpy surf, and not much to write home about. A few waves in the 2m (7ft) range but they’ll be chopped up.

We get a brief window of clean conditions again on Wednesday the 16th, with a 1.7m (6ft) swell and clean cross-offshore winds in the morning, and a lighter 1.4m (5ft) in the afternoon – that’s another good one for a smoother ride.

After that, hold onto your board. From Thursday the 17th right through to the end of the outlook, a massive swell trains in, peaking at 4.5m (15ft) with strong to very strong energy (9643 and 8394). But the wind is absolutely howling onshore, making it a total washout for paddle surfing. That setup is far more interesting for kite surfing than anything else. Even as it drops a touch into the 20th, the wind is still on it, so that big swell is just a messy, dangerous beast. The last few days on the 21st are still onshore and choppy.

So, if you’re picking your window, Monday the 7th is the big one for the experts, and Thursday the 10th and Wednesday the 16th are the ones for a cleaner, more manageable wave.

Rusty.

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