Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Avalon Pier today (15 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Avalon Pier at 12AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 14). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Avalon Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed night, min 13°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Thu night, near gales from the N by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 4 | ESE 9 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 13 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 28 | 32 | 50 | 47 | 35 | 40 | 46 | 39 | 31 | 27 | 16 | 17 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:43PM0.89m | 11:04AM1.15m | 11:26PM0.85m | 11:49AM1.09m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:53PM0.21m | 4:32AM0.23m | 5:37PM0.26m | 5:14AM0.28m | 6:25PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 23 |
Feels °C | 27 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 4 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 9 | ESE 8 | ENE 9 | ESE 8 | NE 8 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | 14 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 19 | 6 | 30 | 6 | 15 | 35 | 40 | 46 | 39 | 31 | 19 | 9 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | NE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 19 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 14 | NE 6 | ESE 8 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 15 | E 10 | E 14 | E 14 | ESE 10 | NE 8 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 15 | ENE 7 | E 15 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | S 3 | SSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 3 | — | 4 | 28 | 32 | 50 | 47 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 27 | 51 | 52 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 487 | 546 | 599 | 629 | 52 | 1085 | 52 | 1088 | 1092 | 1092 | 1092 | 52 | 0 | 102 | 1731 | 1731 | 1731 | 484 | 484 |
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