Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Avalon-South today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Avalon-South at 6AM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 18s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Avalon-South. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | ||||||||||||||||
7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  | |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 179 | 222 | 214 | 192 | 88 | 53 | 86 | 99 | 85 | 85 | 79 | 88 | 105 | 96 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 10:02PM1.53m | 10:40AM1.36m | 10:44PM1.37m | 11:22AM1.36m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:27AM0.10m | 4:40PM0.28m | 5:01AM0.19m | 5:31PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 6 | S 18 | S 17 | S 18 | SSE 7 | SE 6 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 101 | 96 | 95 | 123 | 96 | 148 | 96 | 192 | 88 | 189 | 182 | 99 | 85 | 85 | 79 | 76 | 73 | 96 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 18 | ENE 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 14 | S 11 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 8 |
| kJ | 18 | 19 | 19 | 96 | 19 | 25 | 43 | 36 | 202 | 53 | 86 | 133 | 118 | 113 | 106 | 53 | 72 | 51 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | — | SE 7 | ENE 10 | — | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 18 | S 18 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | S 17 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSW 13 | — | ENE 9 | S 12 |
| kJ | 4 | — | 2 | 19 | — | 20 | 20 | 57 | 55 | 17 | 16 | 22 | 10 | 10 | 53 | — | 9 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — |
| kJ | 246 | 192 | 150 | — | 179 | 222 | 214 | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 88 | 105 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 132 | 96 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 45 | 47 | 45 |
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