Avoca Point Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what’s cookin’ right now.

Well, it ain't gonna be an instant party, that's for sure. We’ve got a bit of a wait on our hands. The first real action worth paddling out for isn't until Friday, July 31st, so you're looking at a couple of days of flat or pretty ordinary conditions before we get something to work with.

Friday morning, July 31st, at Avoca Point, we get a solid kick-off. There's a clean 7ft swell coming out of the south, with a moderate 12 mph southwest breeze keeping the faces nice and clean. The energy in the water is solid (1299), so you'll feel it. That's a proper wave for experienced surfers, though. It’s pushing a bit of size. The water's sitting right on average for the time of year at 65°F.

Our little window of glory is really Saturday, August 1st. Morning has some clouds, but a light offshore from the southwest cleans up that 5ft southerly swell. Afternoon though, that’s the standout. The wind goes totally glassy – dead calm – and the swell settles a tick to 5ft from the SSE. It’s clean, it’s smooth, and with the combined energy (354) it’ll have some push without being a handful. Avoca Point is a beach and point setup, so with that light period (9 secs), it should be pretty user-friendly for intermediates. That's your best bet in this whole run. Just keep an eye on the crowds; Avoca can get a bit of a line-up sometimes.

We get a bit of a swell pulse again on Sunday the 2nd, but the wind goes wrong – strong onshore from the NE in the afternoon kills it dead. After that, the surf drops right off. Monday the 3rd through to Wednesday the 5th is a full-on flat spell. We’re talking tiny, weak, knee-high dribble. You won't want a board, you'll want a towel.

Things perk up again later in the week. Thursday the 6th shows promise. The morning is a clean 5ft from the south, and the afternoon bumps up to 6ft from the south with clean cross-offshore winds. Wave energy jumps to 617, so that’s a proper session for a confident intermediate. Friday the 7th sticks around with clean 5ft waves in the morning before the wind gets a bit messy in the arvo.

Then we hit another dry spell. Saturday the 8th through to Monday the 10th of August is tiny again. Onshore winds and barely a ripple. A couple of knee-high, weak days.

Then, out in the long range, the models are hinting at something interesting. Tuesday the 11th of August sees another pulse of solid south swell: 7ft in the morning (energy a hefty 1188), and while it stays clean with a cross-offshore wind, the period is a short 9 seconds on a big wave – it’ll be lumpy and challenging. Wednesday and Thursday are still clean but dropping off. The tail end, Saturday the 15th of August, has a clean but small 2ft wave from the east with an 11-second period. It’s better than a flat day, but it’s a long way off and pretty marginal.

Overall, Saturday morning, August 1st, with that glassy, clean 5ft swell is the true standout. Grab it while it’s good.

Rusty.

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