Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Avalon Pier today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Avalon Pier at 5PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Avalon Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 22°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the W by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 11 | 12 | 11 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | on | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 4:49PM1.05m | 5:06AM0.83m | 5:40PM1.07m | 5:59AM0.88m | 6:27PM1.10m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:06AM0.30m | 11:21PM0.34m | 11:03AM0.28m | 00:09AM0.30m | 11:57AM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 16 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 26 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | SSE 6 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 4 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 3 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 5 | 7 | 11 | 25 | 25 | 4 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 2 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 12 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 11 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 23 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | E 12 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | S 6 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 7 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | WSW 2 | S 6 | S 3 | S 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | SSE 4 | SSE 3 | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | NNW 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | — | — | 3 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 52 | 92 | 875 | 445 | 472 | 360 | 210 | 52 | 52 | 428 | 474 | 178 | 86 | 52 | 177 | 175 | 175 | 92 | 92 | 178 | 178 |
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