Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Avon Pier today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Avon Pier at 6PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Avon Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 30°C on Mon night, min 23°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 6 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 30 | 23 | 22 | 29 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 30 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 4:12PM0.86m | 4:34AM0.55m | 5:04PM0.89m | 5:29AM0.58m | 5:50PM0.92m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:18AM0.13m | 10:59PM0.16m | 10:16AM0.13m | 11:49PM0.12m | 11:10AM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | |
mm | 6 | 1 | 16 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 29 |
Feels °C | 28 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 21 | 19 | 13 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 30 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | ESE 13 | S 4 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ENE 7 | ESE 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | — | — |
7 | 17 | 1 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 9 | 35 | 35 | 34 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | S 4 | ESE 13 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 13 | NE 7 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SE 12 | NE 5 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | WSW 3 | SSW 5 | — | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 |
— | — | — | 3 | 11 | 12 | 22 | 2 | 46 | — | 30 | 33 | 43 | 61 | 61 | 44 | 31 | 25 | 37 | 64 | 69 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 87 | 164 | 164 | 213 | 163 | 207 | 0 | 213 | 543 | 342 | 515 | 166 | 87 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 555 | 433 | 245 | 166 |
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