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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 AEST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
21.6° 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: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)8ft (2.4m)10s
Afternoon (22 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)11s
Evening (22 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
3
3
4
3
3
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.2
SE
2.4
SE
2.4
SE
2.3
SE
2.3
SE
2.3
SE
2.3
SE
2.2
SE
2.1
SE
2.1
SE
1.9
SE
1.7
SE
1.6
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
ESE
1.3
SSE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
Period(s) (?)101010101011111111111111111111111111101011111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10881067990918113612911256127913261350117210831008875690551467450340326363373343324
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
S
5
S
10
ESE
10
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglasscross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:19PM
1.62
12:24PM
1.01
12:21AM
1.54
1:41PM
0.98
1:31AM
1.46
2:59PM
1.01
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:43PM
0.36
6:19AM
0.14
5:42PM
0.45
7:29AM
0.19
6:53PM
0.52
8:40AM
0.22
Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise----6:20-------6:22-------6:22---
Sunset-------5:23-------5:22-------5:22
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--1---------------------
Temp. °C181817181818191918181817181819192020191918192020
Feels °C (?)151515161515161615151615161617171818181817181818
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