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 (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Avalon Pier at 1AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be 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 (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Avalon Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Wed night, calm by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | 22 | 29 | 22 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 39 | 36 | 34 | 20 | 26 | 40 | 37 | 54 | 59 | 59 | 57 | 56 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:27PM1.10m | 6:46AM0.94m | 7:11PM1.13m | 7:30AM1.01m | 7:52PM1.15m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:52AM0.26m | 12:47PM0.20m | 1:31AM0.21m | 1:34PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
22 | 22 | 29 | 22 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 39 | 36 | 34 | 20 | 26 | 40 | 37 | 54 | 59 | 59 | 57 | 56 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | E 15 | E 14 | E 10 | ESE 7 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 4 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 6 |
3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 21 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 7 | E 6 | S 5 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 15 | — | E 10 | E 14 | E 14 | E 8 | — | — | E 12 | E 8 | E 9 | E 12 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | 2 | 16 | 15 | 1 | — | — | 12 | 1 | 2 | 11 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSW 3 |
7 | 9 | 9 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 21 | 14 | — | 19 | 27 | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 862 | 629 | 629 | 629 | 629 | 629 | 599 | 629 | 1079 | 1079 | 484 | 487 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 1079 | 1079 | 833 | 85 |
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