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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Saturday 23 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
20.7° 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 6PM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 23). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 19s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)10ft (3.0m)11s
Afternoon (23 May)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (23 May)10ft (3.0m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tue
26
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
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
ESE
10
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.4
E
11
2.4
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.3
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1080
1922
2268
2483
2713
2693
2693
2816
2909
2595
2386
2502
2502
2143
1926
1756
1756
1652
1652
1470
1496
1374
1396
1420
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
S
5
SSE
5
S
0
WSW
5
SW
10
SSW
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:31PM1.10m
2:13AM1.34m
3:31PM1.17m
3:16AM1.24m
4:23PM1.26m
Low Tide
8:08AM0.17m
8:01PM0.53m
9:02AM0.22m
9:18PM0.52m
9:50AM0.25m
10:27PM0.48m
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rain showers
light rain
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cloud
rain showers
rain showers
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rain showers
rain showers
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
6:45
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:58
4:57
4:57
4:55
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
18
18
19
19
19
19
19
18
19
19
19
19
18
17
16
16
17
19
19
18
18
18
18
14
15
16
18
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
19
18
16
16
17
19
20
19
19
19
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
ESE
10
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.4
E
11
2.4
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.3
E
12
2.3
E
12
Energy kJ
1080
1922
2268
2483
2713
2693
2693
2816
2909
2595
2386
2502
2502
2143
1926
1756
1756
1652
1652
1470
1496
1374
1396
1420
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
12
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.2
S
20
0.1
S
19
0.2
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.2
S
11
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.4
S
15
0.4
S
14
0.4
S
14
0.4
S
13
Energy kJ
362
4
4
33
7
26
6
19
17
4
4
4
3
3
9
6
23
21
43
69
65
59
55
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
20
Energy kJ
4
6
8
2
2
2
2
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
132
23
23
90
96
136
182
11
11
23
23
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Sydney North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
4
4
4
4
6
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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