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Little Avalon Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Sydney North Coast (39 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Little Avalon surfForecast / NSW – Sydney North Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Wednesday 20 May 2026 AESTForecast 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
20.5° 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 11PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 20). An open ocean swell of 2.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (20 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Little Avalon. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Sat 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 11 | |
511 | 432 | 426 | 370 | 363 | 312 | 302 | 302 | 250 | 245 | 245 | 200 | 196 | 151 | 142 | 115 | 116 | 196 | 988 | 1124 | 1168 | 1124 | 817 | 1065 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | 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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:14AM1.07m | 11:07PM1.68m | 12:18PM1.05m | 00:06AM1.57m | 1:25PM1.06m | 1:09AM1.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:33PM0.37m | 6:10AM0.06m | 5:34PM0.44m | 7:10AM0.12m | 6:44PM0.50m | 8:08AM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — |
 | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 |
12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 12 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 11 |
 kJ | 511 | 432 | 426 | 983 | 1004 | 312 | 302 | 302 | 250 | 245 | 245 | 200 | 196 | 151 | 142 | 115 | 116 | 196 | 25 | 1124 | 1168 | 1124 | 817 | 1065 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | — | — | — | — | S 16 | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 8 | — | S 8 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 370 | 363 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 32 | 29 | 12 | — | 33 | 148 | 508 | 309 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | SSW 9 | — | S 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 17 | — | 18 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | SE 10 |
| kJ | 918 | 858 | 858 | 1247 | 1345 | 1345 | 1645 | 1372 | 1197 | 966 | 734 | 555 | 522 | 489 | 481 | 447 | 419 | 393 | 988 | — | — | — | — | 507 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 131 | 96 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 50 | 96 | 96 | 111 | 95 | 95 | 46 | 2 | 23 |
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