Avalanche Surf Break

Lat Long: 44.67° N 124.08° W

Avalanche 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Avalanche sea temperature is
11.2° C
3.8° 

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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Avalanche at 1PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (21 Aug)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (21 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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)
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
11
0.9
WNW
11
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
1.1
NW
8
0.6
SW
14
0.9
NW
8
0.8
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.8
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
10
0.7
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
9
0.8
WNW
9
0.7
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
8
1.1
WNW
7
1
WNW
7
1.3
NW
7
1.4
NW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
187
187
160
162
162
125
100
128
96
123
94
92
90
84
82
82
84
75
99
135
125
96
169
133
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
0
S
10
NNW
20
NW
25
NNW
20
N
20
N
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:18AM1.54m
7:26PM2.12m
10:29AM1.62m
8:32PM2.13m
11:14AM1.70m
9:32PM2.19m
Low Tide
2:12AM0.35m
1:13PM1.28m
3:19AM0.28m
2:38PM1.30m
4:15AM0.19m
3:46PM1.24m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:26
6:26
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8:12
8:10
8:08
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Temp °C
12
12
13
14
15
15
13
13
13
13
14
17
18
17
15
14
14
14
15
18
18
18
15
14
Feels °C
11
11
12
12
13
13
12
12
12
11
13
15
15
15
14
13
13
14
16
17
15
14
12
11
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