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Avalanche surfForecast / Oregon South / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Sunday 14 Dec 2025 PSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Avalanche surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Avalanche sea temperature is
12.6° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Avalanche today?
The current surf forecast for Avalanche at 3AM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.8m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | 13ft (4.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 15ft (4.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Avalanche. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 590 | 539 | 800 | 692 | 2073 | 3273 | 3783 | 3092 | 3746 | 3809 | 3560 | 2943 | 2388 | 2483 | 1662 | 1334 | 861 | 2657 | 5804 | 7308 | 8059 | 7078 | 5875 | 3327 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:12PM 1.65 | 8:27AM 2.44 | 10:16PM 1.73 | 9:02AM 2.48 | 11:08PM 1.82 | 9:37AM 2.52 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:08AM 1.00 | 3:47PM 0.21 | 2:56AM 1.14 | 4:27PM 0.07 | 3:41AM 1.23 | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 7:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:47 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:36 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | -3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
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