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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Friday 01 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
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 2PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 01). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (01 May)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (01 May)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 17°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Sun afternoon).

Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Mon
4
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)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
2
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.4
ENE
10
2.4
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
107
107
107
172
206
217
206
206
412
510
597
611
703
804
932
932
874
906
817
874
1100
1100
1055
1261
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
SW
10
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
5
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
15
NNE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
10
NW
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:49AM1.18m
8:00PM1.54m
8:28AM1.13m
8:32PM1.55m
9:07AM1.09m
9:06PM1.53m
Low Tide
1:34PM0.28m
2:34AM0.19m
2:06PM0.32m
3:13AM0.19m
2:38PM0.36m
3:52AM0.21m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
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6:28
6:28
6:28
6:30
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5:15
5:14
5:13
5:12
1
1
Temp °C
17
19
20
21
20
20
19
18
18
20
22
21
21
21
20
19
19
21
22
22
21
20
18
17
17
20
20
20
19
20
20
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
18
18
17
18
19
19
18
17
16
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
11
2.4
ENE
10
Energy kJ
107
107
107
172
10
10
206
206
286
510
597
611
4
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
1072
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.3
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
13
Energy kJ
12
12
11
10
7
7
10
4
4
5
5
1
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
15
Energy kJ
4
5
5
5
7
7
6
6
6
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
2
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.4
ENE
10
2.4
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
10
Energy kJ
206
217
412
703
804
932
932
874
906
817
874
1100
1100
1055
1261
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
3
2
1
3
3
4
4
3
4
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
54
117
65
1
1
0
0
1
521
383
209
137
67
11
11
117
383
383
209
197
11
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Sydney North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
5
3
5
5
5
6
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
9
9
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
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