Avalon-North Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the table for Avalon-North.

Alright, let's get real. The next week and a half is a tough stretch for us at Avalon-North. We're looking at a solid run of weak, short-period windswell and onshore or cross-off winds that just aren't doing us any favours. From Friday the 24th of July right through to the end of the month, the energy is tiny and the conditions are messy. There's a big gap of poor to no surf until we hit the second week of August.

The first real glimmer of hope comes on the morning of Sunday the 2nd of August. We get a bit of a bump with a 3ft ENE swell, but the period is a short 6 seconds, so it's going to be fat and weak. The wind is a light offshore from the NW, so it'll be clean, but the wave quality is just "surfable but very ordinary." The combined energy is still moderate at 157, so it's better than nothing, but it's not worth getting excited about.

Things start to look a bit more promising on the morning of Monday the 3rd of August. The swell picks up to 5ft from the ENE with an 8-second period, and the wind is a light offshore from the SW. The energy is up to 254, which is solidly moderate. It's still a bit of a hop, skip, and a jump from being great, but it's the best we've seen in a while.

Now, the standout. If you're an experienced surfer and you've got Thursday the 6th of August marked on your calendar, you're in luck. The morning is looking absolute glass. The wind is dead calm, the swell is a solid 8ft from the SSE, and the period is a decent 8 seconds. The combined energy is a strong 826, and the forecast is saying "expect very good surf conditions." That's a big call. That 8ft is heading into the expert zone, but with glassy conditions, it's going to be a proper session for those who can handle it. The afternoon gets a bit choppy, but that morning window is the one.

Then, hold onto your boardies for the morning of Saturday the 8th of August. This is the big one. We're looking at a 13ft swell from the ENE with a very long period of 12 seconds. The combined energy is a massive 4699, which is just pumping. The wind is a light offshore from the NNW, keeping it clean. This is a major, powerful groundswell. For a point break, that long period is going to set up some beautiful, lined-up waves. It's for experts only at that size, but it's the kind of day you remember. It's a week and a half out, so it's a promising long-range call, but if it holds, it's going to be magic.

All in all, there's a lot of flat and poor in the first week. The real action is on the 6th and especially the 8th of August. The 6th offers glassy, powerful waves for the brave, and the 8th is a potential bomb for the experienced crew.

Rusty.

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