Avoca Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let me have a look at what we’ve got coming up. We’re looking at Avoca Point over the next couple of weeks and honestly, the start is a bit of a letdown. The first few days offer next to nothing worth paddling out for.

Right now, Tuesday morning the 15th, the swell is a tiny 2.3 ft coming in from the ENE with a short 6-second period. There’s just 52 in the energy department, so it’s pretty weak. The wind is light and cross-off, the place is clean, but the size and period just aren't there. Honestly, you’d be better off staying home. Tuesday afternoon gets worse: the wind picks up to 12 mph from the SSE, and the swell drops even more. A total dud.

We skip ahead to Wednesday the 16th. Now this is where it gets intense, but not in a good way for most of us. The swell is predicted to be way too big for Avoca Point. We’re talking 9.8 ft in the morning and 11.5 ft in the afternoon, straight out of the south, with a period of 10 seconds. The energy readings are massive – 1633 to 2168 – but mate, this is strictly for the experts. The wind is strong and cross-off, pushing 22 mph. For your average surfer, it’s a no-go.

The best day of the whole outlook, the real standout, is Thursday the 17th morning. We’ve got offshore wind from the SSW, 12 mph, cleaning up a solid 9.8 ft south swell at 10 seconds. The energy is huge at 2848. The conditions are described as moderate offshore and clean, meaning some proper, powerful lines. But again, that size means only experienced surfers should be looking at it. The rest of Thursday drops off into a marginal cross-shore mess.

Friday the 18th morning is a little gem for the intermediates. The swell has backed right off to a much more manageable 4.3 ft from the SSE (9 seconds), and the wind has dropped to nothing – glassy, with a 3 mph NE breeze. It’s clean, and even though the energy is a moderate 344, it’ll be a welcome relief. That morning window is worth getting up for, but it’s short-lived. The afternoon turns to trash with the wind swinging onshore.

After that, it’s a long stretch of garbage for almost a week. From Saturday the 19th afternoon all the way through to Friday the 25th, almost every session is flagged as poor. The winds are mostly onshore or cross-on, the swell direction is off and tiny, so you’re looking at a real dry spell.

There is a flicker of hope on Tuesday the 22nd morning. The wind is light and cross-off, the swell is 5.2 ft from the SSE with a 10-second period, and the energy is 992. That’s actually a decent wave for a beach and point break – clean and punchy. It’s probably the second best window, right after that Thursday 17th morning.

The very end of the outlook, Tuesday the 29th, finally sees some offshore wind return, but the swell is only 3.0 ft with weak energy, so it’s just surfable, nothing special.

The best bet: If you’re a proper charger, get on Thursday the 17th morning for the biggest, cleanest groundswell of the window. For the rest of us intermediates, Friday the 18th early, or that Tuesday the 22nd morning, will offer the most fun with clean conditions and a sensible size.

Keep the faith, mate. It’ll turn.

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