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Little Avalon surfForecast / NSW – Sydney North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Friday 16 Jan 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
22.7° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Little Avalon today?

The current surf forecast for Little Avalon at 9PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm January 16). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)--
Afternoon (16 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (16 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
3
3
3
3
3
0
0
6
5
4
5
4
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
4
SE
4
SE
4
SE
4
SE
4
SE
4.5
SSE
4.5
SSE
4.5
SE
4
SE
4
ESE
4.5
ESE
4.5
ESE
4
ESE
4
ESE
3.5
E
2.5
E
3.5
ESE
3
ESE
2.2
SE
Period(s) (?)88877101110101010101010101010101099999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)17313812810478329835203096326635650040583397363141603639325128641798121218131547788
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
30
S
35
S
25
S
25
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:08PM
0.97
8:08AM
1.54
8:48PM
1.01
8:46AM
1.59
9:26PM
1.05
9:22AM
1.62
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:22PM
0.29
1:29AM
0.41
2:59PM
0.22
2:10AM
0.37
3:35PM
0.17
2:50AM
0.34
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise------6:00-------6:01-------6:01-
Sunset--8:07-------8:07-------8:07-----
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
----1112223334510106333211
Temp. °C242321212120202122212020202020202021202020202122
Feels °C (?)232017181916171819181617171817171818171718181920
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