
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Avalon Pier today (20 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Avalon Pier at 11PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 20). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Avalon Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 61mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Tue afternoon, min 22°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue night, light winds from the SW by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 4 | NE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 6 | S 5 | S 5 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 5 | SE 8 | SE 9 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 89 | 136 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 20 | 153 | 222 | 171 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:24AM0.97m | 2:02PM1.11m | 2:10AM0.90m | 2:51PM1.09m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:29PM0.24m | 7:31AM0.19m | 8:22PM0.29m | 8:14AM0.22m | 9:15PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 |
Feels °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 |
4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 57 | 37 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | ESE 8 | SSE 5 | ESE 8 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ESE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
9 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | S 7 | ESE 8 | SSE 5 | E 10 | E 9 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
6 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 5 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 |
— | 3 | — | 5 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 89 | 136 | 136 | 108 | 112 | 76 | 85 | 85 | 153 | 222 | 171 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 92 | 1272 | 1092 | 833 | 832 | 656 | 1079 | 1079 | 1079 | 1079 | 86 | 754 | 86 | 579 | 86 | 282 | 0 | 40 | 85 |
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