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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Tuesday 19 May 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
20.6° 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 7AM is: 2.3m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 19). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)8ft (2.4m)10s
Afternoon (19 May)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (19 May)7ft (2.2m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
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
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
4
3
2
3
3
3
2
1
0
0
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
2.3
ENE
9
2.4
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.4
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
2.2
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
632
682
885
1066
1479
1429
1202
1012
842
763
653
573
492
424
356
349
300
294
240
240
235
231
196
614
Wind (km/h)
5
W
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
10:14AM1.12m
10:12PM1.76m
11:14AM1.07m
11:07PM1.68m
12:18PM1.05m
Low Tide
4:13AM-0.03m
3:38PM0.30m
5:10AM0.01m
4:33PM0.37m
6:10AM0.06m
5:34PM0.44m
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
4:59
4:59
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
17
17
17
18
16
16
16
15
13
16
17
16
17
15
14
14
14
15
17
16
17
18
18
18
17
17
17
16
14
14
15
13
10
13
13
12
13
11
10
9
9
10
12
11
13
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
2.3
ENE
9
2.4
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.4
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.2
S
8
2.2
S
9
2.1
S
9
2.5
S
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
Energy kJ
632
682
885
1066
1479
1429
1202
1012
670
770
718
1122
492
424
356
349
300
294
240
240
235
231
196
192
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
4
2
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.1
SSE
10
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
5
842
763
653
573
240
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
3
0.5
SW
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.6
SSW
5
1.1
S
6
2.1
S
8
2.5
S
8
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
9
3
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.4
S
9
2.3
S
9
2
S
9
2.1
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
9
3
S
8
3
S
8
2.5
S
8
2.5
S
8
2.2
SSE
8
Energy kJ
4
7
6
17
74
499
980
999
1016
1594
1137
984
861
680
771
1064
1095
1123
1097
903
784
614
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
7
0
0
0
0
0
96
96
96
96
123
Best forecast wave conditions in Sydney North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
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