Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Avalon Pier today (22 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Avalon Pier at 11PM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 22). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Avalon Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 23°C on Mon afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | E 8 | NE 7 | E 8 | E 13 | NE 6 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 50 | 24 | 24 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:53PM1.03m | 4:09AM0.80m | 4:49PM1.05m | 5:06AM0.83m | 5:40PM1.07m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:27PM0.37m | 10:06AM0.30m | 11:21PM0.34m | 11:03AM0.28m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | |
mm | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 8 | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 27 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 29 | 19 | 22 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 4 |
15 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 25 | 25 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 50 | 24 | 9 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 6 | E 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 11 |
24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 24 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 6 | NNE 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | E 7 |
14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 2 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | SSE 6 | S 3 | S 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | S 3 | WSW 3 |
1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 5 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 86 | 86 | 86 | 9 | 52 | 92 | 52 | 1185 | 472 | 362 | 203 | 362 | 242 | 52 | 246 | 503 | 52 | 92 | 203 |
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