Avalanche Surf Break

Lat Long: 44.67° N 124.08° W

Avalanche 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Avalanche sea temperature is
11.8°C
1.2° 

Avalanche surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Avalanche today (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Avalanche at 9AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Afternoon (16 Oct)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (16 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

Table - waves today at Avalanche. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
1
WNW
11
1.1
W
11
1.1
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.2
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.1
WNW
12
1
WNW
12
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
9
1
WNW
11
1.7
WNW
11
2.3
WNW
11
1.9
NW
12
2.4
WNW
11
2.4
WNW
11
2.2
WNW
11
2.2
WNW
11
2.2
WNW
13
2.3
WNW
13
2.3
WNW
12
2.3
WNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
214
210
249
286
279
332
311
292
328
303
246
214
254
693
1334
963
1386
1316
1176
1242
1648
1651
1499
1449
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
5
ESE
5
ENE
0
ENE
10
WNW
5
NW
0
NNW
5
SSE
5
S
5
NW
5
NNW
20
N
20
NNW
25
N
20
N
20
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
5
NNE
15
NNW
15
N
5
NNE
5
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
5:28AM1.73m
3:42PM2.12m
6:40AM1.68m
4:35PM1.99m
7:52AM1.69m
5:46PM1.88m
Low Tide
10:00AM1.27m
11:23PM0.22m
11:02AM1.33m
00:26AM0.29m
12:28PM1.33m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
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7:35
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6:30
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6:28
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1
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Temp °C
18
17
15
17
18
16
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
11
11
10
9
8
12
13
12
11
9
Feels °C
16
15
13
16
16
15
14
14
14
14
14
11
10
8
7
7
6
5
5
10
10
9
9
7
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