Little Avalon surfForecast / NSW – Sydney North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Tuesday 17 Mar 2026 AEDT
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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
23.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Little Avalon today?

The current surf forecast for Little Avalon at 1PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am March 17). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (17 Mar)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (17 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Fri
20
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
NE
1.1
NE
0.9
ENE
0.9
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.5
NE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.6
SE
0.6
ESE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.6
SE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
Period(s) (?)666666666666555588886888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1569169584240312524161212211713132828282827272728
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
W
20
SSW
20
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
15
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:49AM
1.52
8:27PM
1.29
8:29AM
1.55
9:03PM
1.40
9:09AM
1.54
9:40PM
1.49
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:20PM
0.11
2:16AM
0.25
2:54PM
0.06
3:00AM
0.18
3:27PM
0.05
3:45AM
0.13
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Fri
20
Sunrise6:54-------6:54-------6:56-------
Sunset---7:10-------7:08-------7:07----
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cloud
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light rain
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light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
------1-1122---114555223
Temp. °C212529262323222221222121222221202021212020202020
Feels °C (?)212528232123232423232121232423222122222120212121
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