Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Avana today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Avana at 1PM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Avana. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 20°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 7 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
173 | 198 | 240 | 314 | 239 | 285 | 490 | 468 | 384 | 361 | 441 | 413 | 541 | 534 | 594 | 602 | 691 | 587 | 691 | 735 | 780 | 762 | 700 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:33AM0.50m | 00:03AM0.50m | 12:25PM0.41m | 00:58AM0.46m | 1:25PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:13AM0.02m | 5:35PM0.04m | 6:12AM0.09m | 6:28PM0.11m | 7:19AM0.14m | 7:30PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||||
7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | E 7 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | W 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 |
123 | 154 | 115 | 108 | 113 | 117 | 490 | 468 | 384 | 361 | 333 | 274 | 265 | 534 | 594 | 602 | 691 | 326 | 691 | 735 | 359 | 427 | 519 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 9 | SW 15 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | NE 6 | SW 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
149 | 198 | 240 | 314 | 239 | 110 | 60 | 133 | 159 | 78 | 60 | 413 | 541 | 256 | 148 | 111 | 59 | 587 | 325 | 261 | 780 | 762 | 700 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSE 14 | SW 19 | SW 15 | SW 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 |
67 | 66 | 65 | 36 | 35 | 285 | 90 | 58 | 29 | 226 | 441 | 58 | 53 | 41 | 57 | 152 | 348 | 56 | 51 | 43 | 246 | 236 | 232 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | N 6 | W 11 | — | WSW 5 | WSW 10 | — | — | — |
173 | 161 | 138 | 138 | 142 | — | 120 | 125 | 135 | 32 | 50 | 82 | 75 | 42 | 85 | 105 | 284 | — | 49 | 296 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 1043 | 9 | 999 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 1385 | 1042 | 1042 | 994 | 994 | 1042 | 994 | 995 | 994 | 2 | 6 | 994 | 994 | 994 | 0 |
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