Avalon · Cape May County · New Jersey
Avalon Surf Report & Forecast, 30th Street, New Jersey
Avalon, 30th Street, New Jersey: 2 ft, knee high, at 3 pm EST on Monday, Nov 9, rated Poor to Fair. The main swell is 1.4 ft at 12 seconds from the east-southeast, with a 19 mph offshore wind from the west-northwest, gusting 31 mph. Water is about 59°F, so a 4/3 or 5/4 wetsuit with a hood is the suggestion; the next high tide is 3.2 ft at 7:30 pm.
2 ft
knee high
- Swell
- 1.4 ft · 12 s · ESE
- Wind
- 19 mph (WNW), gusts 31offshore
- Tide
- 0.1 ft risinghigh 3.2 ft at 7:30 pm
- Water
- 59°F4/3–5/4 hooded
- Air
- 59°Ffeels like 44°F
- Sun
- rise 6:35 amset 4:50 pm
Avalon surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Avalon: 7 am, Fair, on a falling high tide.
Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.
Best-rated hour tomorrow at Avalon: 3 pm, Poor, on a rising low tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 2 ft | Fair | 12 mph offshore (W), gusts 22 | 4.2 ft |
| 7 am | 2 ft | Fair | 14 mph offshore (W), gusts 26 | 4.4 ft |
| 8 am | 2 ft | Fair | 16 mph offshore (W), gusts 30 | 4.1 ft |
| 9 am | 2 ft | Poor to Fair | 20 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 36 | 3.3 ft |
| 10 am | 2 ft | Poor to Fair | 20 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 36 | 2.2 ft |
| 11 am | 2 ft | Fair | 19 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 33 | 1.0 ft |
| 12 pm | 2 ft | Fair | 20 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 33 | 0.0 ft |
| 1 pm | 2 ft | Poor to Fair | 19 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 31 | -0.5 ft |
| 2 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor to Fair | 18 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 31 | -0.4 ft |
| 3 pmnow | 1–2 ft | Poor | 18 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 30 | 0.1 ft |
| 4 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 16 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 28 | 1.0 ft |
| 5 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor to Fair | 13 mph offshore (NW), gusts 24 | 2.0 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 1 ft | Poor | 7 mph offshore (W), gusts 14 | 4.0 ft |
| 7 am | 1 ft | Poor | 7 mph offshore (W), gusts 14 | 4.5 ft |
| 8 am | 1–2 ft | Poor | 9 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 16 | 4.6 ft |
| 9 am | 1 ft | Poor | 10 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 18 | 4.1 ft |
| 10 am | 1–2 ft | Poor | 10 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 19 | 3.3 ft |
| 11 am | 1–2 ft | Poor | 12 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 22 | 2.2 ft |
| 12 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 14 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 23 | 1.1 ft |
| 1 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 13 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 22 | 0.3 ft |
| 2 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 13 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 22 | -0.1 ft |
| 3 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 13 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 21 | 0.1 ft |
| 4 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 12 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 20 | 0.7 ft |
| 5 pm | 1–2 ft | Poor | 10 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 17 | 1.6 ft |
Avalon waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 3 pm, sets at Avalon arrive about every 4 minutes with about 4 waves each, and the waves are mostly barreling and punchy.
- Set waves
- about 2.0 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 4
- Sets
- every 4 minutes or so, each lasting about 33 s
- Lulls
- about 247 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Barrelingwhich means the lip pitches out and can throw a barrel
- Shape
- Punchywhich means steep takeoffs and a pitching lip
- Breaking
- 2% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- light, about 0.5 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Avalon surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Avalon: the biggest day is Thursday, Nov 12 at 1–2 ft, and the best-rated day is Monday, Nov 9 (Fair). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, flat (under 1 ft) and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, flat (under 1 ft) and Poor.
Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24
Days 11–16 for Avalon are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.
Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.
The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
| Day | Surf | Rating | Main swell | Wind am | Wind pm | Best time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | 1–2 ft | Fair | 1.5 ft · 12 s · ESE | 16 mph offshore (W), gusts 30 | 18 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 31 | 7 am |
| Tue, Nov 10 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 1.1 ft · 11 s · ESE | 9 mph cross-shore (W), gusts 16 | 13 mph cross-shore (WSW), gusts 22 | 3 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 1.0 ft · 10 s · ESE | 4 mph offshore (NW) | 5 mph cross-shore (SW) | 9 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 1–2 ft | Poor to Fair | 1.9 ft · 4 s · ESE | 10 mph onshore (E), gusts 20 | 4 mph onshore (ESE) | 2 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 0–1 ft | Poor | 0.9 ft · 5 s · SSW | 19 mph offshore (N), gusts 36 | 18 mph offshore (N), gusts 35 | 6 am |
| Sat, Nov 14 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 0.4 ft · 7 s · ENE | 17 mph offshore (NW), gusts 31 | 17 mph offshore (NW), gusts 33 | 6 am |
| Sun, Nov 15 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | — | 16 mph offshore (NW), gusts 28 | 15 mph offshore (NW), gusts 28 | 4 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | flat (under 1 ft) | Poor | 0.4 ft · 4 s · WSW | 11 mph offshore (NW), gusts 21 | 12 mph offshore (NW), gusts 24 | 7 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 0–1 ft | Poor | — | 8 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 13 | 7 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 4 pm |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 1 ft | Poor | — | 5 mph cross-shore (N) | calm | 1 pm |
| Thu, Nov 19 – Tue, Nov 24 | Days 11–16 for Avalon are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Avalon tide chart and tide times
Tides at Avalon today, Monday, Nov 9: low -0.3 ft at 12:36 am, high 4.4 ft at 6:57 am, low -0.6 ft at 1:25 pm and high 3.2 ft at 7:30 pm. At 3 pm the tide is 0.1 ft and rising.
Avalon tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Mon, Nov 9 | Low -0.3 ft at 12:36 amHigh 4.4 ft at 6:57 amLow -0.6 ft at 1:25 pmHigh 3.2 ft at 7:30 pm |
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 0.1 ft at 1:11 amHigh 4.6 ft at 7:38 amLow -0.1 ft at 2:11 pmHigh 3.2 ft at 8:03 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 0.1 ft at 1:52 amHigh 4.5 ft at 8:19 amLow 0.3 ft at 2:46 pmHigh 3.6 ft at 8:45 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Low 0.8 ft at 2:27 amHigh 5.1 ft at 8:58 amLow 1.1 ft at 3:30 pmHigh 3.9 ft at 9:14 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | Low 1.0 ft at 3:18 amHigh 4.6 ft at 9:31 amLow 0.4 ft at 4:25 pmHigh 2.9 ft at 10:07 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | Low 0.6 ft at 3:56 amHigh 3.9 ft at 10:18 amLow 0.2 ft at 5:12 pmHigh 2.5 ft at 10:53 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | Low 0.3 ft at 4:50 amHigh 3.3 ft at 11:10 amLow 0.0 ft at 5:57 pmHigh 2.3 ft at 11:49 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | Low 0.3 ft at 5:43 amHigh 3.1 ft at 12:04 pmLow 0.1 ft at 6:45 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 2.4 ft at 12:44 amLow 0.3 ft at 6:44 amHigh 3.0 ft at 12:58 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Avalon water temperature
The water temperature at Avalon is about 59°F on Monday, Nov 9. With the air feeling like 44°F and a 19 mph wind, a 4/3 or 5/4 wetsuit with a hood is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 57 and 59°F.
Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.
Surf spots near Avalon
- Stone Harbor4.3 mi SW · 1–2 ft · Poor
- Sea Isle City4.3 mi NNE · 2 ft · Poor to Fair
- Wildwood Crest11 mi SW · 2 ft · Poor
- Ocean City 7th Street15 mi NNE · 1 ft · Poor
- Cape May17 mi SW · 1 ft · Poor
- Atlantic City24 mi NE · 2 ft · Poor
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About Avalon
Avalon is a jetty in Avalon, Cape May County, New Jersey, facing southeast. Also called 30th St.
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