Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Avalon Pier today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Avalon Pier at 6AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Avalon Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Fri morning, gales from the NNE by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 4 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 64 | 53 | 49 | 47 | 23 | 25 | 29 | 26 | 16 | 16 | 69 | 243 | 949 | 1736 | 2244 | 2782 | 2894 | 3455 | 3865 | 4892 | 5998 | 6178 | 6059 | 6913 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:26PM0.85m | 11:49AM1.09m | 00:14AM0.82m | 12:38PM1.04m | 1:10AM0.81m | 1:32PM1.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:14AM0.28m | 6:25PM0.30m | 6:03AM0.32m | 7:16PM0.33m | 6:58AM0.36m | 8:10PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 64 | 53 | 49 | 47 | 23 | 21 | 29 | 26 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 13 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | ENE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 4 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | E 13 | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 15 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 9 | ENE 8 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | ESE 9 | — | — | E 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 18 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | NW 3 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 51 | 31 | 24 | 2 | 69 | 243 | 949 | 1736 | 2244 | 2782 | 2894 | 3455 | 3865 | 4892 | 5998 | 6178 | 6059 | 6913 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 33 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 96 | 1079 | 469 | 350 | 362 | 248 | 203 | 676 | 1063 | 1063 | 1180 | 1212 | 823 | 823 | 678 | 672 | 799 | 799 | 799 | 1079 |
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