
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Avalon Pier today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Avalon Pier at 6AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 24). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Avalon Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 65mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 24°C on Fri night, min 22°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 8 | NE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
33 | 31 | 47 | 45 | 44 | 42 | 40 | 39 | 37 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 64 | 66 | 54 | 65 | 54 | 49 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 36 | 35 | 35 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:47AM0.82m | 4:30PM1.08m | 4:39AM0.81m | 5:20PM1.09m | 5:31AM0.82m | 6:09PM1.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:46AM0.26m | 11:02PM0.35m | 10:36AM0.26m | 11:53PM0.34m | 11:27AM0.25m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | |
mm | — | — | 4 | 8 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 24 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ESE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 6 |
33 | 28 | 47 | 45 | 44 | 42 | 40 | 39 | 21 | 16 | 31 | 24 | 64 | 66 | 35 | 54 | 54 | 49 | 50 | 50 | 49 | 35 | 35 | 30 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | NE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 5 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | ESE 8 |
10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 25 | 37 | 32 | 18 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 3 | 11 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 35 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 |
3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — |
19 | 31 | 38 | 42 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 25 | — | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 54 | 65 | 53 | 45 | 36 | 40 | 35 | 36 | 34 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 92 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 92 | 86 | 2133 | 830 | 52 | 248 | 9 | 4 | 20 | 248 | 118 | 92 | 175 | 85 | 175 | 175 | 177 | 1050 | 1063 | 92 |
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