Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Avalon-South today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Avalon-South at 6AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Avalon-South. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | ESE 8 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | NE 6 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | NE 6 | ESE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
104 | 97 | 112 | 80 | 77 | 307 | 108 | 100 | 86 | 77 | 67 | 37 | 38 | 53 | 104 | 182 | 126 | 107 | 88 | 58 | 40 | 39 | 25 | 18 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:13AM1.06m | 12:54PM1.30m | 1:08AM0.94m | 1:50PM1.27m | 2:20AM0.87m | 2:55PM1.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:12AM0.38m | 7:32PM0.49m | 6:55AM0.47m | 8:48PM0.52m | 7:50AM0.53m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | S 8 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 |
104 | 34 | 37 | 43 | 39 | 10 | 108 | 95 | 81 | 61 | 46 | 32 | 38 | 30 | 2 | 115 | 126 | 107 | 88 | 58 | 40 | 39 | 25 | 18 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 7 | E 9 | S 9 | — | E 12 | SE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 6 | E 11 | E 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
100 | 97 | 112 | 80 | 51 | 6 | 6 | — | 3 | 77 | 56 | 37 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 10 | — | — | S 14 | — | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
46 | 39 | 28 | 44 | 77 | — | — | 4 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | — | E 6 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | E 10 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | NW 3 | — | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 |
33 | — | 72 | 53 | 60 | 307 | 61 | 100 | 86 | 74 | 67 | 32 | 32 | 53 | 104 | 182 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 47 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 383 | 117 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 |
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