Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Avalon Pier today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Avalon Pier at 5AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Avalon Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 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) | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
29 | 28 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 22 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 1:26AM0.86m | 2:03PM1.06m | 2:15AM0.82m | 2:57PM1.04m | 3:10AM0.80m | 3:53PM1.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:25AM0.26m | 8:32PM0.35m | 8:14AM0.29m | 9:29PM0.37m | 9:08AM0.31m | 10:27PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | — | 1 | 4 | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 24 |
Feels °C | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 27 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 4 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 8 | S 4 | E 8 |
29 | 28 | 23 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 22 | 15 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 27 | 26 | 5 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 8 | 21 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 8 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | ESE 9 | SE 4 | NNE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | E 8 | E 13 |
1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 2 | — | 16 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 22 | 13 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | E 16 | E 16 | E 6 | E 15 | E 8 | E 7 | E 15 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 14 | NNE 5 | E 13 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 |
— | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SW 3 | SW 4 | — | N 3 | ESE 7 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SSE 4 | — | S 3 | SW 3 | SSE 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 6 | — | 2 | 2 | 12 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 472 | 859 | 472 | 530 | 586 | 536 | 482 | 862 | 862 | 862 | 257 | 870 | 870 | 1272 | 2898 | 92 | 1272 | 656 | 324 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
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