Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Avalon Pier today (19 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Avalon Pier at 10PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Avalon Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 22 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:26AM0.86m | 2:03PM1.06m | 2:15AM0.82m | 2:57PM1.04m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:39PM0.31m | 7:25AM0.26m | 8:32PM0.35m | 8:14AM0.29m | 9:29PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 22 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | — | NE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 |
1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 6 | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 16 | E 16 | E 6 | E 6 | E 15 | E 8 | E 7 | — | E 7 | E 7 |
— | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 2 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | — | S 4 | — | N 3 | — | — | SSE 2 |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 13 | 20 | 12 | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 859 | 472 | 859 | 472 | 530 | 586 | 536 | 482 | 862 | 862 | 862 | 257 | 870 | 870 | 1272 | 2898 | 92 | 1272 | 656 |
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