
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Avalon Pier today (15 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Avalon Pier at 11PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Avalon Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Thu night, gales from the N by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 4 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | ESE 9 | N 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
35 | 67 | 90 | 74 | 53 | 49 | 39 | 23 | 25 | 29 | 19 | 16 | 28 | 72 | 83 | 862 | 1399 | 1797 | 2335 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 11:26PM0.85m | 11:49AM1.09m | 00:14AM0.82m | 12:38PM1.04m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:37PM0.26m | 5:14AM0.28m | 6:25PM0.30m | 6:03AM0.32m | 7:16PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 18 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | S 4 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | — |
6 | 6 | 19 | 74 | 53 | 49 | 39 | 23 | 20 | 29 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 8 | 13 | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 14 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SW 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | E 13 | S 6 | — | — |
8 | 10 | 4 | 15 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 9 | ENE 8 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | ESE 9 | S 4 | E 9 | E 13 | — | — | — |
4 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | N 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 |
35 | 67 | 90 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 8 | 25 | 51 | 41 | 31 | 28 | 72 | 83 | 862 | 1399 | 1797 | 2335 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1092 | 1092 | 92 | 20 | 0 | 40 | 86 | 96 | 1079 | 454 | 341 | 362 | 248 | 330 | 676 | 1063 | 1063 | 878 | 859 |
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