
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Avalon Pier today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Avalon Pier at 5PM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Avalon Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 52mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 20°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the SSE by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
12 | 11 | 22 | 26 | 39 | 36 | 33 | 27 | 17 | 22 | 36 | 33 | 32 | 21 | 31 | 44 | 71 | 70 | 89 | 125 | 171 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 6:38PM1.11m | 7:01AM1.23m | 7:23PM1.09m | 7:43AM1.27m | 8:05PM1.06m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:30PM0.11m | 00:44AM0.10m | 1:20PM0.08m | 1:23AM0.09m | 2:05PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 |
Feels °C | 18 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — |
12 | 11 | 22 | 26 | 39 | 36 | 33 | 27 | 17 | 22 | 36 | 33 | 32 | 21 | 31 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 24 | 44 | 71 | 70 | 89 | 125 | 171 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 440 | 1050 | 248 | 52 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 92 | 92 | 178 | 1413 | 1871 | 1871 | 1866 | 916 | 916 | 1014 | 1194 | 1216 | 830 |
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