
Surf Forecasts:
10th Street (Avalon) surf forecast from 17 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 18 Jul, 8PM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period, SSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 21 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period, S swell with 229 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 18 Jul, 8PM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with SSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for 10th Street (Avalon) this week:
The surf forecast for 10th Street (Avalon) over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 18) at 8PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.6m and 6s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 13s. Another secondary swell of 0.1m and 9s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at 10th Street (Avalon) in the next 16 days are 1.8m 6s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 21) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.3m 8s period and expected on Wednesday (Jul 22) at 2PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8PM (Sat 18th Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 8PM (Sat 18th Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Tue 21st Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for 10th Street (Avalon) over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G'day, I'm Rusty. Gotta be straight with you – the next 16 days around here are a real flat spell. The only break that's even on the radar is 10th Street (Avalon), and it's a bit of a tease. The forecast shows nothing but "poor surf conditions" across the board, so I'm not gonna sugarcoat it.
The water's a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, sitting at 76° when I first look at it, nothing to get excited about though with the lack of waves.
Right now, on Friday the 17th, it's glassy as a mirror with a tiny 0.7ft swell from the ESE. That's not enough to move a cork. The combined energy is just 7 – yeah, that's weak. We're looking at a solid run of nothing for days. The whole weekend and into next week, it's a saga of tiny scraps and onshore junk. Saturday arvo on the 18th sees a bit of a spike to 5ft, but it's a short-period, wind-affected thing from the S with a period of 5 seconds, and the energy is still only 131. That's messy, not surfable.
The only decent window of clean conditions comes on Sunday the 19th, with gentle offshore winds from the NW, but the swell is a pathetic 0.3ft at a 13-second period. It's clean, but there's no wave. A few days of cross-offshore and clean conditions pop up around the 22nd and 23rd, but again, zero swell. The crowd factor is "sometimes" here, but honestly, you won't see a soul in the water.
The long-range looks just as bleak. Into the last week of July and the start of August, we're still stuck with small, weak swell from the SE and E. The biggest combined energy I see is 99 on the 26th, which is still weak. The break is inconsistent at the best of times, and this run is a classic for the area. We're looking at a gap of over a week with no real recommendations. For a better wave, you'd need to travel. Kite surfers might get a look in if the wind picks up and there's a bit of bump, but for paddle surfing, it's a write-off.
Signing off, Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 52mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 30°C on Fri afternoon, min 22°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the S by Sat afternoon). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 5 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 6 | SE 4 | SE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
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7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 119 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 46 | 14 | 59 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 48 | |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | off | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 11:23AM1.35m | 11:34PM1.44m | 12:17PM1.35m | 00:25AM1.34m | 1:08PM1.33m | 1:16AM1.24m | 1:57PM1.30m | 2:06AM1.14m | 2:45PM1.28m | 2:56AM1.06m | 3:34PM1.26m | 3:49AM1.00m | 4:25PM1.24m | 4:46AM0.97m | |||||||
Low Tide | 5:23PM-0.01m | 5:59AM-0.11m | 6:14PM0.06m | 6:44AM-0.03m | 7:06PM0.15m | 7:30AM0.05m | 8:04PM0.22m | 8:20AM0.14m | 9:07PM0.27m | 9:13AM0.20m | 10:08PM0.27m | 10:08AM0.24m | 11:04PM0.26m | ||||||||
5:46 | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | |
— | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | 8:17 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 24 | 25 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 6 | SE 12 | E 5 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 153 | 107 | 56 | 51 | 36 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 443 | 316 | 275 | 149 | 49 | 48 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | WNW 3 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 8 | — | E 9 | E 5 | — | — | WNW 3 | S 7 | S 7 |
7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 40 | 15 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | — | SE 13 | — | — | E 9 | E 10 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 10 |
— | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 7 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 2 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 3 | S 5 | S 7 | NW 3 | — | — | — | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 4 | SE 5 | S 7 | S 8 | W 3 | NW 3 | NNE 4 | — | — |
1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 119 | 247 | 2 | — | — | — | 47 | 46 | 14 | 59 | 278 | 671 | 8 | 2 | 3 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2497 | 982 | 990 | 1434 | 15 | 48 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 294 | 326 | 538 | 2344 | 372 | 4 | 489 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 11 |
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Information about the 10th Street (Avalon) Surf forecast
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