Avalon-South Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. Looking at this forecast window for Avalon-South, it’s a bit of a slow burn, but there’s a couple of moments that’ll get you out of bed. The water temp is sitting around 64°, which is about par for the course this time of year. Not too wild, not too chilly.

The first real chance to wet a line comes up on the morning of Friday the 28th. Overnight a SSE swell rolls in at a solid 6ft, and with the wind swinging light offshore and the conditions glassy, that’s your standout window. The energy is moderate at 669, and it’s coming from the SSE, which is a good angle for this spot. It’s pushing an 11-second period too, so there’s some proper push behind it. The morning is the call; by afternoon the wind swings onshore and chops it up, so don’t sleep in.

After that, things taper off quickly. The weekend is pretty average. Saturday morning has a clean 4ft with a light cross-offshore, but it’s not really firing. Sunday morning drops to 2ft and while it’s clean, it’s pretty ordinary. There’s a run of small, poor surf from Monday the 31st all the way through to the end of the first week. We’re looking at ankle-biters and slop for days, with no real energy. Tuesday the 1st has a weird 4ft but with a 4-second period, which is just mush. Not worth your time.

The second week starts flat and stays that way for a while. From the 2nd through to the 7th of September, it’s mostly tiny, weak waves with a fair bit of wind. Not a single session worth paddling out for until Tuesday the 8th.

That’s when things get interesting again. On the morning of Tuesday the 8th, a new SSE swell bumps up to 7ft with a 10-second period. The energy jumps to a strong 907, so there’s plenty of water moving. The wind is light cross-shore, which isn't perfect, but it’s workable. This is the second standout of the window, but it’s a bigger, more powerful wave for sure. The afternoon gets messy with more onshore wind, and Wednesday the 9th holds a decent 5ft but with a cross-shore chop, so it’s not as clean.

So, the picks are clear: Friday morning the 28th for the clean, glassy conditions with a fun 6ft. And then Tuesday morning the 8th for the bigger, more powerful groundswell, but be ready for a more challenging session. Everything else in between is a write-off. The good news is, it never stays flat for long around here.

Rusty out.

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