Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Avon Pier today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Avon Pier at 3PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Avon Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 30°C on Mon night, min 25°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | S 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | SE 8 | S 5 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
27 | 21 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 23 | 35 | 21 | 26 | 15 | 21 | 21 | 33 | 24 | 13 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 9:59AM0.91m | 10:12PM0.97m | 10:45AM0.91m | 10:55PM0.87m | 11:32AM0.89m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:51AM-0.13m | 4:01PM-0.05m | 4:30AM-0.10m | 4:51PM0.01m | 5:10AM-0.05m | 5:42PM0.07m | |||||||||||||||||
6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | |
mm | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 30 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 |
Feels °C | 33 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | SE 8 | S 5 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
27 | 21 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 21 | 20 | 33 | 24 | 13 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 8 | SE 14 | SE 9 |
12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 8 | 13 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 9 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 7 | SE 8 | E 7 | ESE 7 | SE 13 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 12 | 14 | 21 | 14 | 15 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | — | NNW 2 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | SSE 8 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 |
3 | — | 1 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 35 | 16 | 26 | 25 | 30 | 17 | 25 | 25 | 27 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 134 | 134 | 976 | 2786 | 2626 | 1887 | 1792 | 864 | 1792 | 826 | 826 | 2145 | 992 | 988 | 213 | 788 | 976 | 21 | 356 | 60 | 87 | 321 | 132 |
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