Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Avalon Pier today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Avalon Pier at 3PM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Avalon Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 33°C on Mon afternoon, min 24°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun night, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 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) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 25 | 24 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 32 | 52 | 41 | 60 | 78 | 65 | 59 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:57AM1.21m | 11:16PM1.07m | 11:42AM1.18m | 11:58PM0.99m | 12:27PM1.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:41AM0.08m | 5:13PM0.12m | 5:21AM0.12m | 6:01PM0.18m | 6:01AM0.17m | 6:49PM0.25m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 32 | 35 | 33 | 31 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | SE 8 | SSE 4 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 6 | S 6 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 7 | 11 | 7 | 16 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 9 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 32 | 52 | 41 | 60 | 78 | 65 | 59 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 5 | SE 8 | SSE 4 | E 6 | E 5 | SSE 5 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 6 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 6 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | — | E 9 | S 5 | — | — | — | E 8 | SSE 4 | E 5 | E 6 | SSE 5 | E 14 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 9 | E 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 15 | 14 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | — | SE 2 | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | S 5 | S 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 25 | 24 | 16 | — | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1866 | 1050 | 875 | 1050 | 2889 | 833 | 1871 | 1866 | 355 | 301 | 210 | 246 | 423 | 423 | 248 | 177 | 175 | 8 | 92 | 599 | 96 | 175 | 246 |
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