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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Sunday 26 Apr 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
22.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Avalon-South today?

The current surf forecast for Avalon-South at 7PM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)--
Afternoon (26 Apr)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (26 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wed
29
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
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
E
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
E
6
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
36
34
26
26
20
44
30
31
31
47
36
36
51
94
57
56
42
44
50
45
58
57
68
87
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
N
5
NW
5
WNW
10
NW
5
N
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
5
N
5
WNW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NW
5
WNW
10
W
5
SSW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
5:00PM1.18m
4:51AM1.32m
5:43PM1.28m
5:43AM1.29m
6:21PM1.38m
6:28AM1.25m
Low Tide
10:38AM0.22m
10:46PM0.46m
11:21AM0.21m
11:43PM0.39m
11:59AM0.22m
00:32AM0.32m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:24
6:24
6:26
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5:20
5:19
5:17
5:16
Temp °C
20
20
19
19
17
16
16
19
21
20
19
19
17
16
16
19
20
20
20
19
17
17
16
18
18
17
17
18
17
16
15
19
19
18
17
18
17
16
15
19
18
18
19
18
17
17
15
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.6
NE
4
0.8
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
E
6
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
Energy kJ
36
34
26
26
14
44
30
31
31
47
36
36
51
94
57
56
42
44
50
45
58
57
68
87
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.5
E
6
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
E
10
0.1
S
11
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
E
7
0.2
ENE
3
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
Energy kJ
17
17
17
10
20
5
5
5
7
3
3
3
2
2
5
5
5
10
10
9
1
6
6
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.1
SE
6
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
S
13
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
10
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.1
S
17
Energy kJ
8
5
5
2
5
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
8
8
7
7
6
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.6
NE
4
0.4
NE
3
0.5
ENE
3
0.4
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
2
0.4
NE
3
Energy kJ
2
3
11
2
7
6
1
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1
332
144
8
4
0
4
54
408
330
65
43
0
0
0
0
65
330
1
1
1
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Sydney North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
6
7
7
5
9
8
7
5
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
5
6
7
7
8
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
7
9
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