Surf Forecasts:
Avalon Pier surf forecast from 18 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 18 Aug, 5PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period, ESE swell with 66 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Avalon Pier this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Avalon Pier in the next 16 days are 0.5m 11s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Aug 18) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 3s period and expected on Saturday (Aug 22) at 5AM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Tue 18th Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Avalon Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, this is Rusty again, giving it to you in feet and miles per hour.
So here’s the picture for Avalon Pier for the next sixteen days. We’ve got a long, dry stretch of nothing—thirteen days of flat or junk surf from the 18th up until the 30th of August. Light wind but tiny waves, or onshore slop, with pretty much zero good swell. If you’re jonesin’ for a wave, you’ll be waiting.
The first real chance comes Monday the 31st of August. The morning window is the one to watch. Swell will be around 7 feet from the NE, and the wind is glassy out of the NW at just 3 mph. The water’s warm at 28°, a bit warmer than usual for this season. The combined energy is moderate at (385), but the swell period is short at 6 seconds—so it’s fun-size, clean, but not super powerful. Avalon Pier is a beach/jetty, and crowds are often there, but with offshore glass and the right direction, it’ll have some nice little peaks. The optimum direction for this break is NE, and that’s exactly what’s rolling in.
Monday afternoon the 31st picks up to 10 feet from the NE (energy 972), but that’s too big for most folks—only for the brave or the expert crowd. Wind turns onshore from the SE, so it gets lumpy and cross-choppy. Stick to the morning.
After that, Tuesday September 1st and Wednesday September 2nd just get ugly—11-foot to 6-foot swell with heavy onshore winds gusting up to 22 mph. Everything’s a mess.
So bottom line: if you’ve been sitting on the beach for two weeks, Monday the 31st of August morning is your only real shot. A glassy 7-foot NE swell at the Pier will have some fun lines for a longboard or fish. Don’t sleep on it, because after that, it’s all cleanup sets and bad wind.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 32°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 41 | 66 | 56 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 14 | 23 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 25 | 24 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 23 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | on | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 12:27PM1.15m | 00:41AM0.92m | 1:14PM1.10m | 1:26AM0.86m | 2:03PM1.06m | 2:15AM0.82m | 2:57PM1.04m | 3:10AM0.80m | 3:53PM1.03m | 4:09AM0.80m | 4:49PM1.05m | 5:06AM0.83m | 5:40PM1.07m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 6:49PM0.25m | 6:41AM0.22m | 7:39PM0.31m | 7:25AM0.26m | 8:32PM0.35m | 8:14AM0.29m | 9:29PM0.37m | 9:08AM0.31m | 10:27PM0.37m | 10:06AM0.30m | 11:21PM0.34m | 11:03AM0.28m | 00:09AM0.30m | ||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — |
 | — | 7:49 | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:40 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | — | 1 | 8 | — | — | 8 | — | 2 | 7 | — | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 28 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 29 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 31 | 29 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 32 | 30 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 25 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | E 8 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 6 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 41 | 66 | 56 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 14 | 23 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 25 | 24 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 23 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | SSE 5 | — | S 4 | S 4 | — | SE 4 | — | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | E 8 | NNE 6 | E 12 | ESE 12 | SE 5 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | 14 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 25 | 27 | 7 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | E 8 | E 7 | SE 4 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | NNE 6 | NE 5 | E 7 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 14 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | E 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | SW 2 | SSE 4 | SSE 2 | S 3 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 649 | 59 | 92 | 862 | 487 | 530 | 756 | 818 | 1272 | 599 | 177 | 9 | 9 | 532 | 445 | 807 | 246 | 92 | 282 | 52 |
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