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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Friday 24 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
21.6° 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 12AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (25 Apr)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (25 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
1.1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.9
NE
4
0.8
NE
5
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
294
288
295
283
158
130
96
99
101
47
118
91
68
49
36
50
57
27
30
45
37
34
26
40
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
5
ENE
0
NW
5
W
10
WSW
0
WSW
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
10
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
N
10
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
N
15
ENE
15
ENE
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:43AM1.39m
4:06PM1.08m
3:52AM1.35m
5:00PM1.18m
4:51AM1.32m
Low Tide
8:16PM0.54m
9:44AM0.22m
9:37PM0.52m
10:38AM0.22m
10:46PM0.46m
11:21AM0.21m
clear
clear
light rain
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:22
6:24
6:24
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5:21
5:20
5:19
1
Temp °C
20
19
18
17
17
19
21
20
20
19
17
16
16
19
20
20
19
18
17
16
16
19
20
20
20
19
19
17
16
20
20
18
19
18
17
16
16
18
17
17
16
17
16
15
15
19
18
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
1.1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.7
NE
5
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
Energy kJ
294
288
295
283
158
130
96
99
101
47
118
91
68
49
36
10
10
15
24
44
37
34
26
40
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.6
E
7
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.3
ESE
7
0.5
E
6
0.2
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
Energy kJ
101
81
64
46
70
83
63
23
23
40
48
36
36
17
17
5
5
10
21
5
8
8
8
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
SE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
NE
9
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
S
12
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
45
38
26
2
2
23
15
14
14
8
5
5
4
2
5
2
1
3
7
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
4
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.9
NE
4
0.8
NE
5
0.8
NE
6
Energy kJ
58
68
34
50
57
27
30
45
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
47
332
47
1
0
0
0
1
117
332
144
2
0
0
4
0
330
330
Best forecast wave conditions in Sydney North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
6
4
4
5
9
8
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
9
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
8
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
9
8
7
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