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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Sunday 12 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
23.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Avalon-South today?

The current surf forecast for Avalon-South at 10AM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 12). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (12 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (12 Apr)5ft (1.5m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
2
3
4
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.7
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
Period(s) (?)141413131313141414141515141414141313131312121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4875295065065035997469151041115914291377119610308946265033402722121091037144
Wind
(km/h)
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
25
W
25
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SSE
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
SW
10
SE
15
E
10
ENE
5
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglasscross-
on
glassoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:40AM
1.27
4:52PM
1.05
4:36AM
1.32
5:34PM
1.17
5:25AM
1.37
6:13PM
1.31
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:36AM
0.32
10:22PM
0.53
11:17AM
0.24
11:18PM
0.44
11:55AM
0.17
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise--6:13-------6:13-------6:15-----
Sunset-----5:36-------5:35-------5:34--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C141313172022181513121216191918171614131821201918
Feels °C (?)998111416121087812161716151411101720181718
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