Surf Forecasts:
Little Avalon surf forecast from 9 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 11 Aug, 7AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period, ENE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 10 Aug, 4AM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period, NE swell with 716 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 11 Aug, 7AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ENE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Little Avalon this week:
The surf forecast for Little Avalon over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Aug 11) at 7AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 9s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Little Avalon in the next 16 days are 2.5m 7s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Aug 10) at 4AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.2m 8s period and expected on Thursday (Aug 13) at 10AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 7AM (Tue 11th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 7AM (Tue 11th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 4AM (Mon 10th Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Little Avalon over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Rusty here, and I’ll be honest – the outlook for Little Avalon is pretty grim for a long stretch. We’re talking a whole lot of waiting with not much to get excited about. The first week is basically a write-off.
From Sunday the 9th all the way through to Thursday the 13th, the swell is tiny – 1ft to 3ft at best – and the wind is nearly always onshore or messy. The wave energy readings are all in the weak range (18 to 163). Monday the 10th is particularly ugly with a 25 mph cross-shore wind chopping everything up. It’s the kind of setup that might interest the kite crowd more than paddle surfers, to be fair.
Tuesday the 11th gives us a little clean-up – a light cross-off breeze, but the swell is only 3ft. Surfable, but barely worth pulling the wetsuit on for. The energy is still weak (106).
The first real standout doesn’t come until Thursday the 20th of August. That morning, expect a clean 7ft ENE swell with a light offshore wind from the SW at 6 mph. The combined energy jumps to 1063 – solid moderate-to-strong. The period is 9 seconds, groundswell, and it’ll be glassy. That’s an excellent session for experienced surfers. The afternoon holds up at 6ft with a light cross-off breeze. Mark that day.
Then Saturday the 22nd of August brings another good one. Morning shows a 7ft ENE swell with a glassy offshore from the WSW at just 3 mph. Energy hits 820. That’s clean, lined-up, and powerful. Afternoon stays solid with a gentle offshore. Both of these days are for the advanced crew – the waves have some size and power.
Between those, Friday the 21st is a write-off with strong onshore wind, and the following days fade back into marginal conditions.
Bottom line: skip the first week and a half. The only two real plays are Thursday the 20th and Saturday the 22nd – clean, solid, and worth the wait. Stay patient.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 6 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ESE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 156 | 146 | 388 | 676 | 456 | 173 | 106 | 71 | 68 | 64 | 76 | 68 | 50 | 49 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 21 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:10PM1.60m | 6:04AM1.05m | 6:09PM1.69m | 7:00AM1.12m | 7:01PM1.76m | 7:49AM1.19m | 7:50PM1.78m | 8:34AM1.25m | 8:36PM1.75m | 9:17AM1.31m | 9:20PM1.66m | 9:59AM1.34m | 10:02PM1.53m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 10:25AM0.37m | 00:08AM0.15m | 11:30AM0.33m | 1:02AM0.06m | 12:29PM0.27m | 1:50AM-0.01m | 1:22PM0.22m | 2:33AM-0.04m | 2:13PM0.19m | 3:13AM-0.02m | 3:02PM0.19m | 3:51AM0.02m | 3:50PM0.23m | ||||||||
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 | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — |
 | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | 5:23 | — |
mm | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 6 |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 19 | 18 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 14 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SSW 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | ENE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSE 7 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 156 | 146 | 15 | 676 | 456 | 173 | 51 | 209 | 233 | 164 | 108 | 68 | 391 | 411 | 198 | 223 | 186 | 135 | 18 | 18 | 21 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | SE 8 | S 13 | S 13 | N 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | S 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | S 14 | S 18 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 106 | 71 | 68 | 64 | 76 | 49 | 50 | 49 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 17 | 4 | 26 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 13 | — | — | E 13 | S 12 | S 12 | N 4 | — | — | S 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 18 | S 15 | S 19 | S 15 | SE 8 | — | S 18 |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 17 | 2 | — | 56 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 6 | NNW 4 | NW 5 | W 4 | WNW 4 | — | W 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | SW 4 | S 8 | — | — | S 8 | — | — | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 5 | 6 | 388 | 45 | 62 | 36 | 6 | — | 6 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 628 | — | — | 328 | — | — | 161 | 439 | 134 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 383 | 123 | 137 | 193 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 203 |
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