Little Avalon surfForecast / NSW – Sydney North Coast / Australia

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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
20.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

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 Sunday (May 17) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 2.2m and 9s period. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Little Avalon in the next 16 days are 2.5m 10s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (May 19) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 5.0m 13s period and expected on Thursday (May 21) at 7PM.

Wave TypeTime (AEST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)10PM (Sun 17th May)7ft (2.2m) 9s
Best Surf 1PM (Tue 19th May)8ft (2.5m) 9s
Most Powerful 4PM (Tue 19th May)8ft (2.5m) 10s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Little Avalon over the next 16 days.


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4-6 Weather Summary

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
E
9
2.1
E
9
2.2
E
9
2.2
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
9
1
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
683
699
794
741
603
502
708
1129
988
653
531
377
314
260
136
73
74
71
87
61
196
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
NE
5
WSW
5
W
5
SE
5
N
5
W
20
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
30
S
25
SSW
25
SW
20
S
20
WSW
20
SW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
S
10
W
cross-on
on
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:30PM1.80m
9:17AM1.18m
9:19PM1.80m
10:14AM1.12m
10:12PM1.76m
11:14AM1.07m
11:07PM1.68m
12:18PM1.05m
00:06AM1.57m
1:25PM1.06m
1:09AM1.45m
2:31PM1.10m
2:13AM1.34m
Low Tide
2:00PM0.19m
3:17AM-0.04m
2:48PM0.24m
4:13AM-0.03m
3:38PM0.30m
5:10AM0.01m
4:33PM0.37m
6:10AM0.06m
5:34PM0.44m
7:10AM0.12m
6:44PM0.50m
8:08AM0.17m
8:01PM0.53m
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
mod rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
6:41
6:41
6:41
6:43
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:00
4:59
4:59
4:58
4:58
2
8
1
3
4
1
Temp °C
20
20
19
20
19
17
18
16
16
17
17
16
17
18
15
16
17
14
18
18
16
20
20
20
21
20
18
17
14
13
11
11
11
12
13
11
10
12
10
15
16
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
E
9
2.1
E
9
2.2
E
9
2.2
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
2.5
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
3
S
10
1.6
ENE
11
3.5
S
11
4
S
12
4
S
13
4.5
S
12
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
2.4
SSE
9
1.8
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
1
E
10
Energy kJ
683
699
794
741
603
502
708
1129
988
1552
531
3367
4770
5471
5755
73
74
939
450
238
196
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
17
1.8
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.6
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
ESE
7
0.9
SSE
8
Energy kJ
5
653
377
314
260
136
71
87
40
102
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
19
0.6
E
9
0.2
ENE
9
Energy kJ
7
61
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
3
3
SSW
8
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
10
4.5
S
11
5
S
12
4
S
11
3.5
S
10
Energy kJ
4
1026
2337
2632
4714
7419
4283
2994
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
6
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
131
0
0
6
0
0
96
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Sydney North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
2
2
6
9
5
4
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
9
9
9
5
4
4
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
7
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
8
9
9
9
5
4
4
5
5
4
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Information about the Little Avalon Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Little Avalon provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Little Avalon can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Little Avalon surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Little Avalon) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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