10th Street (Avalon) Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, I’m Rusty… and I’ll be straight with ya – the next couple of weeks around here are flat as a pancake with only a couple of slim windows worth paddling out for. Let’s run through it.

The first day that even looks like you might get wet is Thursday afternoon, August 27th, at 10th Street (Avalon) – a beach/jetty spot that’s inconsistent and only fairly exposed. Swell is tiny at 2ft out of the ESE with a short 9-second period, and the combined energy is a weak 78 (mild). The water’s sitting at 77°, which is a touch warmer than usual for this time of year. But the onshore SSE wind at 12 mph is cross-on and the surf is pretty poor. Honestly, not worth the drive.

Friday morning August 28th offers a brief glimpse of something better with early glassy conditions and a westerly breeze under 6 mph, but the swell is still only 2ft and the period’s just 8 seconds. It’s clean-looking but tiny and weak.

The whole run from there through the first week of September is basically a bust – heights stay between 1ft and 2ft, with mostly cross-onshore winds or only brief glassy windows, and the energy never gets above 99. You’ve got almost a full week of poor surf with nothing worth getting excited about.

Come Monday September 7th, we finally see a small bump – an ESE swell pushes up to 3ft, but it’s a short, wind-affected 5-second period so it’ll be fat and messy. The energy is still only 88 (weak), but at least it’s glassy in the morning with a light north wind. It’s rideable but pretty ordinary.

Later that week, the swell mixes up a bit: Tuesday September 8th sees a bigger pulse with E swell around 3ft and an 8-second period, and the energy jumps into the moderate range at 227 – but the cross-shore ENE wind at 12 mph is going to chop it up. Not clean.

The best of the whole outlook shapes up around Wednesday September 9th, when a SE groundswell rolls in with a long 12-second period, carrying moderate energy at 180, and the NNE wind is light at 3 mph, making for clean, cross-off conditions. The swell height is only 2ft, but the longer period will give it a little more shape and push. This is the standout window – early morning on the 9th.

Friday September 11th also looks decent: a 3ft SE swell with 11 seconds of period and moderate energy (147), and a light southerly breeze going glassy in the afternoon. Clean, long-period lines – best for the point or reef if you can find one, as beachies might get a bit strappy.

Other than those few moments, the forecast is mostly small, choppy, or blown out. For a spot that’s inconsistent anyway, this is a pretty grim stretch. Keep an eye on things – if the longer-period pulses firm up, there could be a surprise, but right now 10th Street is only offering fleeting chances for the patient and persistent.

Rusty.

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