Avalon-South 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.64° S 151.34° E

Issued: 4 am 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Avalon-South sea temperature is

20.3°C

Avalon-South surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Avalon-South today (26 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Avalon-South at 12PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 26). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (26 Oct)	5.5ft (1.7m)	9s
Afternoon (26 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	9s
Evening (26 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 26								Tuesday 27								Wednesday 28
	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	ENE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	794	604	470	387	300	206	152	126	102	70	69	56	48	76	29	23	23	23	37	34	24	84	82	62
Wind (km/h)	NW	W	S	S	SSE	SE	SE	SSE	SE	ESE	WNW	W	ENE	ENE	NE	ENE	WSW	W	W	WSW	SE	ESE	SE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	off	on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide				8:43AM1.64m				9:09PM1.30m				9:23AM1.70m				9:58PM1.25m				10:07AM1.72m				10:49PM1.18m
Low Tide		2:20AM0.14m				3:10PM0.08m				2:59AM0.16m				3:58PM0.04m				3:40AM0.21m				4:49PM0.03m


	—	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:16	—	—
mm	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	21	16	16	18	17	16	17	15	15	15	19	20	19	17	18	16	14	15	21	23	20	18	17
Feels °C	19	20	12	12	14	13	13	15	14	15	14	17	16	15	15	18	16	13	13	18	20	16	15	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	NE 9	S 8	S 9	S 9	S 10	S 9	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 7	S 7	S 8	S 8	S 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7
kJ	794	604	470	387	300	539	685	556	529	455	320	224	190	149	117	90	88	88	97	89	85	84	82	62
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 15	S 14	NE 9	NE 9	ENE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	E 11	NE 8	ENE 4	ENE 4	NE 5	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	S 8
kJ	5	5	5	4	4	206	152	126	102	70	69	56	48	2	29	11	13	11	37	34	24	24	12	22
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 8	—	—	—	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	—	—	E 8	E 8	ENE 8	NE 7
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	31	—	—	—	16	23	23	23	—	—	1	1	7	12
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 4	NW 3	S 4	S 6	S 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 8	ENE 4	NE 4	—	—	SW 3	—	—	S 7	SSE 4	—
kJ	12	2	33	175	371	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	76	10	11	—	—	7	—	—	96	15	—
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Rating (10 max)	3	2	1	2	2	2	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	1	0	80	96	45	132	7	0	0	0	0	0	47	383	48	0	2	2	2	2	7	132	7	3
Best forecast wave conditions in Sydney North Coast	Bilgola Beach	Winkipop					Warriewood	Winkipop	Winkipop	Bilgola Beach	Bilgola Beach	Bilgola Beach				Winkipop	Winkipop	Winkipop	Winkipop	Winkipop	Warriewood		Warriewood	Winkipop
Rating (10 max)	3	3					3	3	3	1	1	1				1	1	1	1	1	1		1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	2	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	3	4	1	3	2	3	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	6	5	5	5	6

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