
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Avalon Pier today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Avalon Pier at 5AM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 4s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Avalon Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 105mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 32°C on Tue afternoon, min 24°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, strong winds from the SSW by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 4 | NE 4 | S 3 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 73 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 86 | 91 | 16 | 16 | 178 | 206 | 64 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:39AM1.05m | 1:13PM1.13m | 1:24AM0.97m | 2:02PM1.11m | 2:10AM0.90m | 2:51PM1.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:49AM0.15m | 7:29PM0.24m | 7:31AM0.19m | 8:22PM0.29m | 8:14AM0.22m | 9:15PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | |
mm | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 17 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 9 |
Temp °C | 28 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 28 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 32 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 24 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | E 9 | E 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 |
24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | — | 2 | 2 | 86 | 91 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 64 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 2 | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 5 | ESE 8 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 12 | E 12 | E 10 | ESE 8 | ENE 5 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 6 | 18 | 28 | 8 | 3 | 18 | 73 | 154 | 195 | 188 | 97 | 81 | 127 | 126 | 178 | 206 | 170 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 474 | 52 | 79 | 177 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 1309 | 697 | 820 | 754 | 656 | 1079 | 1079 | 1079 | 85 | 756 | 508 | 756 | 649 | 353 | 8 | 86 |
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