Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Avon Pier today (16 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Avon Pier at 11PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Avon Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 30°C on Mon night, min 27°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 5 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
24 | 38 | 67 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 22 | 30 | 30 | 66 | 58 | 57 | 54 | 49 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 10:55PM0.87m | 11:32AM0.89m | 11:38PM0.78m | 12:21PM0.87m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:51PM0.01m | 5:10AM-0.05m | 5:42PM0.07m | 5:50AM-0.01m | 6:38PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 10 | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 30 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 5 | S 5 |
17 | 10 | 7 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 19 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 22 | 30 | 30 | 66 | 58 | 57 | 15 | 16 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 6 | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 |
24 | 24 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 1 | — | — | 54 | 49 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | E 6 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | — | E 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
5 | 4 | — | — | 3 | 13 | 8 | — | 4 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
19 | 38 | 67 | 14 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 33 | 40 | 59 | 59 | 39 | 28 | 27 | 17 | 16 | 32 | 33 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2165 | 786 | 988 | 988 | 785 | 213 | 321 | 285 | 433 | 557 | 487 | 493 | 29 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 20 |
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