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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 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 10PM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 16). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)--
Afternoon (16 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (16 Apr)2ft (0.6m)4s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.6
NE
0.7
NNE
0.6
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.2
SSE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.1
NE
0.2
NNE
0.1
NE
3
S
3
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
3.5
S
0.5
SSE
Period(s) (?)10104445551166788871112121212111116
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8881713897121314792620000000151
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
0
SW
0
SE
35
SSE
25
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
20
S
20
SSE
20
S
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossoffoffoffoffoffglassglasscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
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)
1:10PM
0.08
1:45AM
0.12
1:48PM
0.09
2:33AM
0.05
2:27PM
0.12
3:24AM
0.02
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise------6:16-------6:18-------6:18-
Sunset-5:30-------5:30-------5:29------
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----------131-----------
Temp. °C242320201817172327261917161413161717171614131216
Feels °C (?)2321201915141420262514121311101312121313119813
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