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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Thursday 16 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
21.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Avalon-South today?

The current surf forecast for Avalon-South at 1AM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 16). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)1ft (0.3m)5s
Afternoon (17 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (17 Apr)1ft (0.3m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NE
0.5
NNE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.3
NE
0.2
SSE
0.4
NE
1
S
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.1
NE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
3
S
3
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
0.8
SSE
1
SSE
1.1
SSE
Period(s) (?)34445511646787711121212121112161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)486765121030682550000000341547628
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
0
SSW
5
ENE
30
SSE
25
S
15
S
15
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossoffoffoffoffoffglassglasscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:29PM
1.56
7:46AM
1.40
8:09PM
1.65
8:34AM
1.35
8:51PM
1.71
9:24AM
1.28
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:45AM
0.12
1:48PM
0.09
2:33AM
0.05
2:27PM
0.12
3:24AM
0.02
3:09PM
0.19
Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise----6:16-------6:18-------6:18---
Sunset-------5:30-------5:29-------5:28
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--------121-------------
Temp. °C202018171623262519171715131618171716141312161817
Feels °C (?)19181514132024241413151210131412131311108131513
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