Avoca Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, it's Rusty.

Alright, mate, it's been a tough stretch for Avoca Point. You're looking at a long dry spell here, with the first real glimmer of hope not arriving for over a week. There's a lot of days ahead where you'd be better off doing something else, but stick with me – there's a couple of absolute corkers if you can wait.

We start off weak. The first few days are pretty ordinary. Tuesday the 1st and Wednesday the 2nd have tiny, poor quality swell, 3 feet or less, with the wind all wrong – cross-shore or cross-on – making for messy, choppy conditions. That trend of small, unexciting surf and annoying breezes just keeps rolling on. Thursday the 3rd is clean but the swell is pathetic, barely 2 feet. The whole first week is a write-off.

Now, hold on for this. The stand-out, the one that's got me excited, is Sunday the 6th. Sunday morning is the pick of the lot. We get a clean 3 foot groundswell from the S with a long 12-second period. The combined energy is a solid 225 – that's moderate and full of punch. But the best bit? The wind goes nearly glassy from the SSE at just 3 mph. It's going to be smooth, clean, and fun. That window with the glassy conditions and a touch of long-period energy is your golden hour. After that, Sunday afternoon goes onshore and messy again.

Then, if you're an experienced surfer and you've got the balls for it, there's an absolute monster on the cards. Wednesday the 9th is forecast for a massive 13 foot S swell. The combined energy is a staggering 5936 – that’s very strong. But this thing is for experts only. The guidance flags it as potentially too big for the break. The morning is glassy, but that wall of water is going to be a handful. It'll be boiling out there. Not for the faint-hearted.

Before that massive swell hits, Tuesday morning the 8th offers a small but clean session with 2 feet from the NE and an offshore WSW breeze at 12 mph. It's an ordinary wave but clean.

Looking further out, Thursday the 10th morning could be another clean window with a glassy 4 foot S swell. A nice little session if you can time the tides.

The second week is a mixed bag of tiny surf and onshore slop, with a couple of clean but very small days in between. Nothing to write home about after that Thursday morning session.

So there you have it. The forecast is a bit of a desert, but those two mornings – Sunday the 6th for clean fun, and Wednesday the 9th for the big dogs – are the true standouts.

Rusty.

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