Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.59° N 158.12° W

Avalanche 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Avalanche sea temperature is
26.8°C
0.2° 

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 (08 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Avalanche at 1PM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 1.0m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 08). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (HST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (08 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Evening (08 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 23°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NW
12
1.1
NW
12
1.1
NW
12
0.8
W
15
1
NW
12
1.1
NW
12
1.2
NW
11
1.3
NNW
11
1.4
NW
10
1.3
NNW
10
1.3
NNW
11
1.3
NNW
11
1.3
NNW
11
1.3
NNW
11
1.4
NNW
11
1.4
NNW
11
1.3
NNW
11
1.3
NNW
11
1.1
NNW
10
1.1
NNW
10
0.9
NNW
10
0.8
NNW
10
0.7
NNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
449
336
330
283
278
337
347
375
392
367
382
375
375
389
441
441
404
346
260
260
157
111
85
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
20
S
25
S
25
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
15
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:28PM0.45m
2:13AM0.45m
2:00PM0.40m
2:49AM0.49m
2:31PM0.35m
Low Tide
6:22AM0.09m
6:46PM0.02m
7:14AM0.09m
7:08PM0.01m
8:04AM0.11m
7:29PM0.01m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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6:24
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6:26
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6:26
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6:13
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6:13
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6:12
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 mm
2
2
2
3
2
1
2
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Temp °C
25
26
26
26
26
26
26
25
25
26
28
28
27
26
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
25
24
Feels °C
26
27
26
26
27
28
29
28
28
29
31
31
30
29
27
26
26
26
27
27
26
25
24
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