Little Avalon surfForecast / NSW – Sydney North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Thursday 07 May 2026 AEST
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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
22.4° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Little Avalon today?

The current surf forecast for Little Avalon at 8AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 07). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (07 May)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (07 May)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu morning, light winds from the SW by Sat night).

Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
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
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
424
410
349
290
240
196
160
120
92
70
71
73
56
59
61
61
61
61
61
40
63
63
64
64
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
20
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
W
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
5
SW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
11:04PM1.39m
12:05PM0.92m
11:52PM1.34m
1:06PM0.92m
00:45AM1.29m
2:12PM0.95m
Low Tide
6:07AM0.34m
5:13PM0.56m
7:00AM0.36m
6:10PM0.60m
7:54AM0.35m
7:20PM0.62m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:31
6:33
6:33
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5:08
5:07
5:07
Temp °C
14
12
11
17
16
16
14
12
10
8
8
14
19
19
16
14
13
13
12
15
18
18
17
16
12
8
7
12
7
7
6
5
4
2
2
8
13
13
11
10
10
10
9
11
15
16
16
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1.7
S
8
2.3
S
10
3
S
10
3
S
11
2.5
S
12
2.2
S
11
2
S
10
1.8
S
10
2.1
S
12
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
12
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.3
S
11
2.1
S
10
2
S
10
Energy kJ
424
410
349
290
240
196
382
958
1792
1769
1794
1109
818
612
1184
1665
1489
1408
1926
1764
1458
1190
926
776
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
Energy kJ
13
12
11
10
9
2
160
120
92
70
71
73
56
59
61
61
61
61
61
40
63
63
64
64
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
12
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.4
ENE
11
0.3
SSW
17
Energy kJ
13
12
6
6
2
2
40
56
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
N
4
0.4
WSW
3
0.7
SW
4
0.7
SW
5
1.2
SW
5
1.4
SW
6
0.9
WSW
5
0.9
WSW
5
3.5
S
10
0.8
W
4
0.9
W
4
0.6
W
4
2.4
SSW
10
0.6
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
3
S
11
3
S
11
3
S
10
3
S
12
3
S
11
3
S
11
Energy kJ
13
3
17
23
74
124
42
42
2432
26
28
9
1153
13
17
2534
2335
1917
2712
2416
1862
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
170
203
203
0
0
0
0
0
0
46
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Sydney North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
5
4
4
4
1
4
5
5
5
5
5
1
4
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
2
4
8
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
7
6
5
5
8
5
5
6
7
6
5
7
5
7
5
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
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