Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Avon Pier today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Avon Pier at 10AM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Avon Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 13 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 28 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 20 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:35AM0.79m | 7:58PM1.16m | 8:25AM0.85m | 8:44PM1.12m | 9:13AM0.88m | 9:29PM1.05m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:27PM-0.12m | 2:28AM-0.14m | 2:20PM-0.12m | 3:10AM-0.15m | 3:11PM-0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 27 | 28 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 |
| kJ | 13 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 28 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 20 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 5 | SE 11 | SE 5 | E 14 | E 7 | — | E 14 | E 13 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | E 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 11 | E 7 | SE 15 | E 7 | E 14 | — | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 13 | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 6 | E 12 | E 11 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | SSE 5 | SSW 5 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | — | S 5 | WSW 3 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 44 | 51 | 41 | — | 19 | 2 | 14 | 24 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1452 | 988 | 1940 | 2835 | 1356 | 1355 | 1326 | 1326 | 434 | 529 | 454 | 617 | 663 | 687 | 691 | 1452 | 29 | 1461 | 2048 | 29 | 1454 | 132 | 132 |
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