Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Avalon Pier today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Avalon Pier at 7PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Avalon Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | ESE 9 | NNE 4 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 8 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 59 | 16 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 25 | 25 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 2:57PM1.04m | 3:10AM0.80m | 3:53PM1.03m | 4:09AM0.80m | 4:49PM1.05m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:14AM0.29m | 9:29PM0.37m | 9:08AM0.31m | 10:27PM0.37m | 10:06AM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | |
mm | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 29 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NNE 4 | E 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 5 | SSE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 8 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 7 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SE 4 | E 7 | E 14 | E 14 | NNE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 7 | NE 6 | SSE 6 | E 8 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | E 12 | E 12 |
1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 25 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 7 | E 15 | — | E 14 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 3 | E 13 | S 4 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 5 | E 12 | E 12 | NNE 5 | E 8 |
1 | 1 | 4 | — | 16 | 16 | 26 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | E 9 | — | WSW 2 | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | S 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 2 | — | — | — |
6 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 59 | — | 1 | — | — | 6 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1180 | 1180 | 536 | 692 | 440 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 9 | 301 | 818 | 242 | 86 | 203 | 52 | 248 | 52 | 248 | 203 | 177 | 52 |
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