Avalon-South surfForecast / NSW – Sydney North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Sunday 17 May 2026 AEST
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Avalon-South surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Avalon-South sea temperature is
20.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Avalon-South today?

The current surf forecast for Avalon-South at 2AM is: 2.2m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 17). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 May)7.5ft (2.3m)9s
Afternoon (18 May)7ft (2.1m)9s
Evening (18 May)6.5ft (2.0m)9s

Table - waves today at Avalon-South. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
E
9
2.4
ENE
9
2.2
E
9
2.3
ENE
9
2.4
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
2
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
2.3
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.3
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
846
880
794
808
897
758
677
662
595
581
482
510
631
885
1157
1152
999
954
889
787
712
622
555
492
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
SW
5
S
5
SSE
5
NNW
5
NNW
0
W
0
W
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
25
SSW
25
S
30
S
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
8:30PM1.80m
9:17AM1.18m
9:19PM1.80m
10:14AM1.12m
10:12PM1.76m
11:14AM1.07m
Low Tide
3:17AM-0.04m
2:48PM0.24m
4:13AM-0.03m
3:38PM0.30m
5:10AM0.01m
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
4:59
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
1
2
1
2
Temp °C
19
19
18
17
17
18
20
18
18
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
16
16
16
16
14
16
17
17
20
20
19
17
18
18
20
19
19
16
18
17
16
16
17
15
13
14
13
13
11
12
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
E
9
2.4
ENE
9
2.2
E
9
2.3
ENE
9
2.4
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
2
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
2.3
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.3
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
Energy kJ
846
880
794
808
897
758
677
662
595
581
482
510
631
885
1157
1152
999
954
889
787
712
622
555
492
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
15
Energy kJ
5
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
15
Energy kJ
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
3
1.1
SSW
4
1.9
SSW
6
2.4
S
8
2.5
S
8
3
S
9
3
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
9
Energy kJ
3
44
312
680
897
1137
1342
1190
999
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Best forecast wave conditions in Sydney North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
4
8
6
4
4
5
6
5
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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