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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Monday 23 Mar 2026 AEDT
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
24.5° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Avalon-South today?

The current surf forecast for Avalon-South at 9PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm March 23). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Mar)--
Afternoon (23 Mar)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (23 Mar)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.8
ENE
2
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
E
2.5
E
Period(s) (?)77777778889999991010101213131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12713113112812613514719120624426828133739139140050854061611781857219021542092
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
N
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NNW
10
W
5
W
5
SW
10
ESE
15
E
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
crossglasscross-
on
onononcross-
on
glassoffoffglassononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:16PM
1.17
12:34AM
1.54
1:18PM
1.05
1:34AM
1.48
2:36PM
0.96
2:46AM
1.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:01PM
0.30
7:21AM
0.23
6:53PM
0.40
8:36AM
0.28
7:58PM
0.48
9:58AM
0.29
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise------7:00-------7:00-------7:01-
Sunset-7:02-------7:00-------7:00------
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
1-11--------------------
Temp. °C232322222121202324232221201818222423212120191924
Feels °C (?)222323222122212323222122211818232423222222202025
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