Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Avalon Pier today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Avalon Pier at 3PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Avalon Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 32°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
40 | 41 | 41 | 48 | 66 | 65 | 59 | 56 | 38 | 36 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 23 | 14 | 14 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | off | on |
High Tide | 12:27PM1.15m | 00:41AM0.92m | 1:14PM1.10m | 1:26AM0.86m | 2:03PM1.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:01AM0.17m | 6:49PM0.25m | 6:41AM0.22m | 7:39PM0.31m | 7:25AM0.26m | 8:32PM0.35m | |||||||||||||||||
6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 20 |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 28 | 23 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
40 | 41 | 41 | 48 | 66 | 65 | 59 | 56 | 38 | 36 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 23 | 14 | 14 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 4 | — | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | NE 4 | ENE 3 | SE 4 | — | — | E 6 | E 6 |
— | 14 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | — | ESE 12 | — | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | SE 4 | — | E 16 | E 16 |
3 | — | 14 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | E 3 | E 3 | ESE 3 | SSE 2 | SE 3 | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 649 | 14 | 52 | 59 | 177 | 92 | 92 | 362 | 862 | 248 | 487 | 487 | 482 | 482 | 530 | 862 | 756 | 818 | 862 |
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