10th Street (Avalon) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Well, well, well. Rusty here, and I gotta tell ya, this is a tough one to swallow. We're lookin' at the next couple weeks around 10th Street in Avalon, and honest to Neptune, it's a whole lot of nothin'. The swell window's just not cooperating, and the wind's been a dirty rat most of the time. The combined wave energy is stuck in the weak zone, barely mustering two-digit numbers most days. That tells you the ocean's just not got any punch behind it.

Right from the start, Thursday the 20th through the end of August, it's a graveyard. We're talking knee-high slop at 1 ft out of the southeast with a short, weak 8-second period. That's barely a ripple. Glassy conditions on Thursday morning might look pretty, but with energy at a measly 18, there's nothing to ride. Even when we get a little bump on Friday the 21st with 4 ft from the northeast, it's so short-period (5 seconds) and cross-shore winds are wrecking any chance of a clean face. The 5-second period means it's choppy, weak, and essentially unsurfable. The combined energy barely hits 111 that morning, but the wind state just kills it.

We get a tease on Saturday the 22nd and Sunday the 23rd, but it's back to tiny waves with onshore or cross-shore winds. The water temperature feels about average for this time of year, so at least you won't freeze for the paddle of shame.

There's a glimmer of hope right at the end. On Tuesday the 1st of September, we finally see the combined swell energy climb into a moderate range at 114, with a 2 ft south-east swell and a 10-second period. The key thing here is the morning is glassy as a mirror. That's the morning to drag the log out. It won't be big, but if the tide lines up, those little runners could be fun. But don't get too excited; the afternoon turns to rubbish, and the rest of the week after that is battered by strong north-easterly winds that will create a lumpy, cross-shore mess, even if the swell tries to push a little to 4 ft. That north-east wind is coming straight out of the optimum direction for the spot, but at 15 to 22 mph it's just too strong, ruining any chance of a clean wave.

Honestly, there's no standout day here. The only session worth paddling for is that glassy morning on September 1st. It's a local's window for a slow, grovelly session. For the other 15 days? Save your wax, fix your ding, and wait for a better forecast.

Rusty.

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