10th Street (Avalon) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what's on the table for the next 16 days. Honestly, I gotta be straight with you – this is a tough stretch for the local area. The forecast is pretty much a desert of decent surf, so you're gonna have to be patient or find something else to do for a while.

We're looking at a single spot, 10th Street (Avalon), and it's a beach/jetty setup that's inconsistent at the best of times. The water's sitting about 77°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, so at least the paddle won't be a shock to the system.

The first hint of anything surfable comes on Saturday morning, the 8th of August. We're talking a tiny 3 ft swell from the SSW with a period of 6 seconds, which is short-period, wind-swell junk. The combined energy is a weak 102. The wind is a cross-offshore from the SW, which will keep it clean, but the wave quality is rated as "very ordinary." It's surfable, but barely. Don't expect much.

Then we hit a massive gap. From Saturday afternoon the 8th all the way through to the afternoon of Sunday the 16th of August, the outlook is a bust. That's over a week of poor surf conditions, with wave heights either flat or barely a ripple. The swell energy drops to single and low double digits – utterly weak. There's a couple of clean mornings with light winds, but nothing to push a wave. The afternoon of the 16th finally shows a 3 ft swell from the SSW with a clean offshore wind from the WNW, but the period is only 5 seconds and the combined energy is just 40. It's still a far cry from good.

The closest thing to a standout, and I use that term loosely, is the morning of Tuesday the 18th of August. You'll see a tiny 2 ft swell from the SE with a period of 9 seconds, which is a bit longer and more promising. The combined energy is a measly 41. But the real star here is the wind: it's glassy. Dead calm. That means the surface will be like a mirror, which is a massive positive for a small wave. However, it's still a tiny wave at an inconsistent beach break, so the crowds are possible, as it's a spot that can get busy.

For the rest of the window into the 22nd, it's the same story: small, weak, and mostly onshore or cross-shore winds. The swell direction is from the SE, which is not the optimum NE direction for this spot, so the waves will be messy.

Bottom line: there's nothing here that gets me excited. The only real window is a few hours on the morning of the 18th with the glassy conditions, but even then, it's a gamble on a tiny wave. This is a normal blank run for this area, so don't be too surprised. Forecasts can change, but right now, I'd leave the board in the car.

Rusty.

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