Avalon-South 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.64° S 151.34° E

Issued: 3 am 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Avalon-South sea temperature is

18.5°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 (02 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Avalon-South at 9AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am October 02). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	7s
Afternoon (02 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	7s
Evening (02 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 2								Saturday 3								Sunday 4
	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	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	2	2	1	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 8	ENE 8	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	ENE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	400	327	193	156	104	90	88	116	178	183	164	150	126	156	204	335	503	447	509	334	307	261	230	237
Wind (km/h)	N	N	W	S	SE	ESE	S	S	S	SSE	SW	N	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	WNW	W	SW	SW	S	S	SSE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross-on	on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide	11:46PM1.05m				12:00PM1.49m				1:00AM0.98m					1:09PM1.45m				3:26AM0.96m				2:26PM1.43m
Low Tide			5:20AM0.39m				6:59PM0.26m				6:24AM0.47m					8:18PM0.28m				7:43AM0.52m				9:34PM0.25m


	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	1	2	2	2	—	—	—	1	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	20	19	21	19	19	18	19	18	18	18	18	18	19	18	19	16	15	15	18	18	17	17	17
Feels °C	18	17	17	20	18	19	18	20	18	18	19	18	17	18	17	18	16	15	14	16	14	13	15	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 8	ENE 8	NE 7	S 17	S 16	S 8	NE 7	ENE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	S 7	S 8
kJ	273	235	193	156	104	90	88	116	178	183	164	150	126	23	20	22	321	447	509	334	307	261	210	222
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	SSW 4	S 9	S 9	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 8	S 15	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 15	S 14	ENE 8	ENE 8
kJ	18	17	17	7	7	5	6	6	8	5	4	4	2	2	6	18	55	76	76	54	4	4	230	237
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 14	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 9	—	S 15	S 14	S 9	S 18	S 18	S 18	S 9	S 5	—	S 15	S 16	S 16	S 15	—	—	S 14	S 14
kJ	4	4	4	4	4	7	—	4	4	2	6	6	24	2	1	—	17	5	5	5	—	—	4	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 7	—	SSW 3	SSW 4	—	SSW 4	SSW 5	SSW 5	—	—	—	—	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	—	—	SW 4	S 8	S 7	—	—
kJ	400	327	—	3	4	—	6	8	9	—	—	—	—	156	204	335	503	—	—	3	90	158	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	2	2
Distance (km)	1	0	0	0	50	35	0	0	0	0	0	1	11	11	65	49	0	0	0	0	7	390	45	0
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Rating (10 max)	3	2	1	1			1	1	1	1	1	1					3	2	3	2	2			2
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	5	5	3	1	2	4	4	5	5	5	6	1	2	3	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	8	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	7

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