Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Avalon Pier today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Avalon Pier at 6PM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Avalon Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Tue night, fresh winds from the S by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 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 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 29 | 29 | 22 | 22 | 29 | 22 | 22 | 29 | 28 | 39 | 36 | 34 | 20 | 26 | 40 | 37 | 38 | 59 | 59 | 78 | 69 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | 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 | 11:57AM0.25m | 00:52AM0.26m | 12:47PM0.20m | 1:31AM0.21m | 1:34PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 27 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | NNE 4 | ESE 11 | ESE 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 |
| kJ | 29 | 29 | 22 | 22 | 5 | 22 | 22 | 29 | 28 | 39 | 36 | 34 | 20 | 26 | 40 | 37 | 38 | 59 | 59 | 57 | 57 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | E 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 11 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 10 | ESE 7 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 4 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 4 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | N 4 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | E 10 | E 14 | E 14 | E 8 | — | E 13 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 16 | 15 | 1 | — | 13 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 4 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 27 | 78 | 69 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 178 | 862 | 862 | 639 | 423 | 599 | 599 | 599 | 599 | 629 | 1079 | 1079 | 807 | 694 | 86 | 8 | 0 | 821 | 822 | 833 | 85 |
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