Little Avalon Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. We’ve got a pretty grim stretch ahead for Little Avalon over the next 16 days. Honestly, it’s one of those outlooks where you might want to leave the board in the shed for a while. The combined wave energy barely gets a pulse going, and the wind is rarely your friend.

The only flicker of hope in this whole run is Tuesday morning, 8 September. We get a brief window of clean 4 ft swell from the NE, period at 8 seconds, with a moderate offshore wind from the WSW. It’s the only time the score even reaches a 1 out of 10, and the energy hits 160 – the highest we see. But this isn’t a day to get excited about; it’s more of a "if I was desperate" scenario. The swell is waist-high and the period is short, so it’ll be a bit weak and bumpy despite the clean look.

Before that, the first week is a total write-off. We’re looking at tiny swells – 1.0 ft to 2 ft – with cross-onshore, onshore, and cross-off winds that are too strong or poorly aligned. On Monday 7 September, a pulse of 6 ft swell rolls in, but it’s accompanied by rain, a cross-wind at 16 mph, and the conditions are straight-up poor. The combined energy hits 421, which is moderate, but don’t be fooled – it looks like a messy, blown-out mess only worth a look if you’re a kiter.

The second week is even quieter. We see a few mornings with 2 ft to 3 ft swell and clean cross-off breezes, like Saturday 12 September morning and Sunday 13 September morning, but the swell is tiny, the period is short (6-7 seconds), and the energy is low (26 to 63). You might get a few sloppy ankle-biters, but nothing that’ll get the heart pumping.

The best of a bad bunch is that Tuesday 8 September morning. It’s the only time I’d point you towards the water. For everything else, save your energy. The water temp is about average for the time of year, so no dramas there, but the surf just isn’t showing up.

Rusty.

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