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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Thursday 26 Feb 2026 AEDT
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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
24.4° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Avalon-South today?

The current surf forecast for Avalon-South at 9PM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm February 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Feb)--
Afternoon (26 Feb)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (26 Feb)7ft (2.1m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
ENE
1.3
SSE
2.1
SE
2.1
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
1.7
SE
1.9
ESE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
1.2
SE
1.2
SE
1.2
SE
1.4
SE
1.9
ESE
1.4
SE
1.3
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
Period(s) (?)877777777889888778888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)100157444455382322284248328239207181164160131139156164210408229186147128
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:24PM
0.95
5:32AM
1.49
6:35PM
1.01
6:35AM
1.56
7:29PM
1.09
7:29AM
1.62
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:27AM
0.31
10:46PM
0.46
12:35PM
0.23
11:59PM
0.41
1:29PM
0.15
12:59AM
0.34
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Sunrise------6:39-------6:41-------6:41-
Sunset-7:35-------7:34-------7:32------
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Rain (mm)
224432-1---------11-----
Temp. °C252323232222222223222222212222232322222221212223
Feels °C (?)252322222121212021202121202121212221222221212223
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