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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Friday 17 Apr 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
21.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Avalon-South today?

The current surf forecast for Avalon-South at 8PM is: 1.5m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)--
Afternoon (17 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (17 Apr)1ft (0.3m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
2
0
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
1.5
S
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
3
S
3
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3
S
3
S
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
3
S
3
S
1
SSE
1.1
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
Period(s) (?)11105778877111111121211121616121316161313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)121011778222200000005474570054756102676
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSW
5
E
30
SSE
30
S
15
S
15
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassoncrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:09PM
1.65
8:34AM
1.35
8:51PM
1.71
9:24AM
1.28
9:35PM
1.72
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:48PM
0.09
2:33AM
0.05
2:27PM
0.12
3:24AM
0.02
3:09PM
0.19
4:17AM
0.03
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise------6:18-------6:18-------6:18-
Sunset-5:30-------5:29-------5:28------
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--121-------------------
Temp. °C262418171615131618171716141312161817171715141318
Feels °C (?)24231312131311141513131311109131514141513111015
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