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Avalanche surfForecast / Oregon South / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Wednesday 10 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
12.3° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Avalanche today?
The current surf forecast for Avalanche at 5PM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am December 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (PST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (10 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (10 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Avalanche. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
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 kJ (?) | 2426 | 1915 | 1990 | 2168 | 2274 | 3772 | 4332 | 4403 | 4318 | 3799 | 3314 | 2853 | 2570 | 2275 | 1919 | 1561 | 1400 | 1230 | 988 | 841 | 636 | 537 | 441 | 411 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glass | glass | glass | cross- off | off | glass | glass | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:51AM 2.18 | 3:51PM 2.12 | 5:41AM 2.22 | 5:04PM 1.87 | 6:28AM 2.27 | 6:28PM 1.69 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:27AM 1.05 | 10:48PM 0.10 | 11:46AM 0.95 | 11:38PM 0.35 | 1:01PM 0.78 | 12:28AM 0.59 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Sat 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 7:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 4:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:35 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:35 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
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