Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Avalon Pier today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Avalon Pier at 5AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 17). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 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 (17 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Avalon Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 31°C on Sat afternoon, min 23°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the SSW by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 3 | S 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 10:41AM1.13m | 11:04PM1.24m | 11:33AM1.14m | 11:52PM1.14m | 12:24PM1.14m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:36AM0.05m | 4:46PM0.07m | 5:22AM0.07m | 5:41PM0.12m | 6:06AM0.11m | 6:36PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 12 | 20 |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 26 | 23 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 29 | 32 | 34 | 28 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | S 4 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 13 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 13 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 30 | 42 | 42 | 3 | 41 | 42 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | ESE 8 | S 3 | S 4 | E 14 | — | E 14 | — | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | — | E 13 | E 12 |
| kJ | 1 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 15 | — | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | — | E 14 | E 10 | E 14 | E 14 | E 10 | E 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | S 8 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 24 | 59 | 80 | 70 | 46 | 31 | 12 | 4 | 95 | 28 | 17 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 546 | 629 | 1731 | 1702 | 1279 | 1282 | 1272 | 1272 | 1309 | 1279 | 1067 | 1731 | 1279 | 2832 | 1938 | 875 | 289 | 257 | 246 | 210 | 210 | 86 | 9 | 360 |
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