Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Avalon Pier today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Avalon Pier at 9AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Avalon Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Wed night, calm by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 11 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 6 | S 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 22 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 36 | 34 | 20 | 26 | 40 | 37 | 38 | 41 | 59 | 57 | 73 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 22 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 6:46AM0.94m | 7:11PM1.13m | 7:30AM1.01m | 7:52PM1.15m | 8:12AM1.08m | 8:32PM1.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:52AM0.26m | 12:47PM0.20m | 1:31AM0.21m | 1:34PM0.16m | 2:08AM0.16m | 2:19PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 6 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 24 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 4 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 36 | 34 | 20 | 26 | 40 | 37 | 38 | 41 | 59 | 57 | 56 | 39 | 12 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 22 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 10 | ESE 7 | E 13 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 5 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 9 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSE 5 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 22 | 2 | 1 | — | 4 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 38 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | E 10 | E 14 | E 14 | E 8 | E 13 | E 5 | E 12 | E 8 | E 9 | — | — | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | E 11 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | — | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 2 | SE 2 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | SSW 2 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 10 | — | 1 | 4 | 7 | 47 | 73 | 19 | 5 | 4 | — | 1 | 7 | 11 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1272 | 629 | 629 | 599 | 629 | 1083 | 756 | 482 | 479 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 1079 | 246 | 40 | 85 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 177 | 0 |
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