Little Avalon Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G'day, Rusty here. We've got a lean run ahead at Little Avalon. The forecast shows a few decent waves this week, but then it goes quiet for a long stretch. The best of the bunch is coming up first thing Wednesday morning, so get in the water while you can.

The water temperature is sitting at a comfortable 65.1°, which is pretty much bang on average for this time of year, so no wetsuit worries.

Wednesday morning, the 22nd of July, is your standout. We've got a clean 3.9 ft swell from the ENE with a 10-second period, which gives it some solid shape. The wind is a light cross-offshore from the WNW at 6 mph, meaning the face will be clean and lined up. The combined energy is moderate at 269, and it's pushing into this exposed reef setup. This is the best wave on offer, and it's a true standout, so don't sleep on it. Expect it to be a ripper, though it's an advanced spot, so be ready for a proper reef wave.

Wednesday afternoon stays good with a drop to 3.6 ft, but the wind goes glassy. That's as clean as it gets, and you'll be sharing the lineup with a few others, as it gets crowded often there.

Thursday morning, the 23rd, drops to 3.0 ft from the ENE, with a 9-second period. The wind is still light cross-off, but the energy is down to 119. It's surfable, but it's getting ordinary. Thursday afternoon gets worse with a building cross-off wind that'll chop things up.

Friday morning sees a 1.6 ft swell with a short 8-second period and a proper offshore from the SW. The energy is weak at 41, so it's small and weak, but the offshore wind will make it look better than it is. Friday afternoon, it's gone.

From Saturday the 25th, the swell drops to barely a wobble. We hit a flat spell from Saturday until the end of the month. There's a tiny pulse of 1.6 ft from the SE on Thursday the 30th, but it's weak and cross-shore, not worth paddling out for.

Then on the 1st of August, a big pulse arrives, but it's no good for surfing. A 6.6 ft SE swell with an onshore wind, and a period of only 6 seconds, it's a messy, choppy, short-period windswell. The combined energy is strong at 472, but with a 15 mph onshore, this is kite surfing territory, not paddle surfing. Conditions are poor.

After that, Sunday the 2nd of August into the 3rd, we see a tiny 2.3 ft E swell, but it's weak and inconsistent. From the 4th of August onward, it's pretty much flat as a tack again, with no swell registering. The forecast shows a long blank run through to the end of the outlook on the 6th. That's a tough stretch, but for this area, it's not unusual to have a flat spell like this.

So, to wrap it up: Wednesday the 22nd is your one and only call. Get on it.

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