
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Avalon Pier today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 3s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Avalon Pier at 1PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Avalon Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the SW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 3 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 4 | S 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 27 | 6 | 6 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:46AM1.11m | 10:14PM1.32m | 10:41AM1.13m | 11:04PM1.24m | 11:33AM1.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:47AM0.04m | 3:49PM0.02m | 4:36AM0.05m | 4:46PM0.07m | 5:22AM0.07m | 5:41PM0.12m | |||||||||||||||||
5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 27 |
Feels °C | 25 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NNE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 15 | S 3 | S 3 | — | E 14 | E 14 | N 4 | N 4 | ESE 8 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 5 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 6 | — | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | — | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 2 | — | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 5 |
2 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 27 | 46 | 66 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 629 | 629 | 1190 | 1068 | 1068 | 551 | 599 | 629 | 629 | 1866 | 2226 | 1272 | 1279 | 1119 | 1067 | 1093 | 1011 | 1011 | 2832 | 2218 | 301 | 828 | 824 |
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