Little Avalon surfForecast / NSW – Sydney North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Tuesday 19 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
20.6° 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 6PM is: 2.4m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 19). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)8ft (2.4m)10s
Afternoon (19 May)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (19 May)7ft (2.2m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Fri
22
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.3
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
885
1177
1508
1429
1109
907
826
726
641
573
501
432
418
356
306
300
245
240
240
235
235
192
188
147
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
S
25
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
25
SSW
20
SW
25
SSW
30
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:14AM1.12m
10:12PM1.76m
11:14AM1.07m
11:07PM1.68m
12:18PM1.05m
00:06AM1.57m
Low Tide
4:13AM-0.03m
3:38PM0.30m
5:10AM0.01m
4:33PM0.37m
6:10AM0.06m
5:34PM0.44m
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
6:41
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
4:59
4:59
4:58
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
17
18
16
16
16
14
13
16
17
16
16
15
14
14
14
15
17
17
17
17
16
15
17
17
16
15
14
13
14
12
10
12
12
11
12
11
10
9
10
10
12
12
12
14
13
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.3
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
2.2
S
8
2.1
S
9
1.8
ENE
10
2.5
S
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
2.2
S
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
ENE
9
Energy kJ
885
1177
1508
1429
1109
907
670
700
641
1212
501
432
418
356
882
300
245
240
240
235
235
192
188
147
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.1
SSE
11
1.2
ENE
10
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
826
726
573
292
306
5
5
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
3
0.6
WSW
3
0.4
SSW
4
0.5
SSW
5
1.1
S
6
2.1
S
8
2.5
S
8
2.4
S
9
2.3
S
9
3
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.3
S
9
2.1
S
10
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
9
3
S
9
3
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
8
2.1
S
8
2
SSE
8
2.1
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
8
Energy kJ
3
7
6
12
74
487
957
921
861
1593
1229
1229
918
782
1085
1088
1392
1259
1040
850
603
502
494
410
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
3
3
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
6
5
0
0
0
0
96
96
96
90
6
5
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Sydney North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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