Little Avalon Surf Forecast

/ NSW – Sydney North Coast (39 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /

Australia (828 breaks) / Lat Long: (33.64° S 151.34° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Little Avalon surfForecast / NSW – Sydney North Coast / Australia

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Thursday 28 May 2026 AEST

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

Little Avalon surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Today's Little Avalon sea temperature is 20.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Little Avalon today (29 May):

Morning surf: Morning surf (29 May, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 May, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (29 May, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Little Avalon at 3AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 28). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 15s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (29 May)	5.5ft (1.7m)	10s
Afternoon (29 May)	5.5ft (1.7m)	10s
Evening (29 May)	5.5ft (1.7m)	10s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu night, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu night, light winds from the WNW by Sat night).
	Thu 28		Friday 29								Saturday 30								Sunday 31
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	2	2	1	2	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10
Wave Graph
kJ	651	639	627	524	512	567	502	580	663	580	580	458	392	339	284	234	194	154	151	153	156	123	121	118
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	S	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	SSW	WSW	W	W	WNW	W	WSW	WSW	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	WSW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off
High Tide	6:22PM1.47m				6:46AM1.05m				6:57PM1.52m					7:29AM1.04m				7:32PM1.54m				8:10AM1.03m
Low Tide			1:00AM0.29m				12:23PM0.35m					1:41AM0.25m			12:58PM0.37m					2:20AM0.22m				1:35PM0.38m


	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:53
mm	3	6	10	5	4	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	19	18	18	17	17	19	19	18	16	14	13	12	15	19	19	15	14	13	12	12	15	19	17
Feels °C	17	16	15	14	12	13	15	16	17	14	10	9	8	11	14	14	12	11	10	9	8	12	14	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 8	S 9	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	SSW 8
kJ	651	639	627	524	512	567	502	580	663	477	427	448	459	470	492	390	319	286	205	171	143	133	134	107
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 16	S 14	S 17	S 16	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10
kJ	21	45	19	18	39	5	4	6	5	580	580	458	392	339	284	234	194	154	151	153	156	123	121	118
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	S 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 15	S 15	S 14	NNE 8	S 13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	5	5	4	4	4	7	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 5	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 7	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	WSW 4	WNW 4	WSW 4	WSW 4	WSW 4	W 3	W 4	W 3	WNW 2	WNW 3	WNW 3	W 4	—
kJ	77	160	212	366	688	844	688	579	572	643	539	22	3	17	18	11	6	10	6	1	1	3	10	—
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	4	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	45	131	161	131	131	96	96	46	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	24
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Rating (10 max)									4	4	4	2	2	3	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	8	9	7	7	7	7	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	8	7	7	7	7

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