Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Avalon Pier today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Avalon Pier at 3AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Avalon Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 6 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 26 | 11 | 25 | 25 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 2:57PM1.04m | 3:10AM0.80m | 3:53PM1.03m | 4:09AM0.80m | 4:49PM1.05m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:29PM0.37m | 9:08AM0.31m | 10:27PM0.37m | 10:06AM0.30m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | |
mm | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 25 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | ESE 4 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
16 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 25 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 12 | NNE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
4 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 7 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | E 14 | E 14 | E 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 8 | SSE 6 | E 8 | NNE 5 |
1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | E 3 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 4 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | — | — | — |
9 | 11 | 5 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 528 | 178 | 52 | 92 | 178 | 100 | 301 | 0 | 52 | 86 | 85 | 9 | 52 | 203 | 52 | 1938 | 472 | 242 | 177 |
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