Surf-Forecast | Avon Pier Surf Guide

Avon Pier Surf Guide

Avon Pier in North Carolina is an exposed beach break that has reliable surf and can work at any time of the year. The best wind direction is from the west. Groundswells and windswells are equally likely and the optimum swell angle is from the south southeast. The beach break provides left and right handers. Unlikely to be too crowded, even when the surf is up. Hazards include rips, man-made danger (buoys etc...) and sharks.

Avon Pier Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Sandbar	3	consistent	23.4°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Avon Pier:

The best conditions reported for surf at Avon Pier occur when a South-southeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the West.

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Avon Pier (for consistent clean waves)?

julyBest Season: summer

The best time of year for surfing Avon Pier with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Summer and most often the month of July. Clean surfable waves are typically found 53% of the time in July while 32% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 15% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

53%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

32%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

15%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Avon Pier Location Map

Interactive Avon Pier surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Avon Pier is Elizabeth City Cgas Rgnl Airport (ECG) in USA, 118 km (73 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Avon Pier is Cherry Point Mcas Airport (NKT), also in USA, 135 km (84 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Avon Pier Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 9 June 2026, 04:35 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 09
ft, °F	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM
Wave (m)	E	E	E	E
Period (s)	7	7	7	7
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	on	cross- on	on

What does Avon Pier look like?

Latest photos from Avon Pier. Upload your own or view all photos on the gallery page.

Credit: Andrew Garver Credit: sstrong6

Tides at Avon Pier

Current tide and informaton

For Avon, North Carolina, 1 km from Avon Pier.

Next High Water: 03:06pm | 0.84m

Next Low Water: 08:35am | -0.02m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Avon Pier Sea Temperature

Sunny with pleasantly warm air temperatures (feeling like 20.0 °C once we account for wind), and similar sea temperatures (23.4 °C). Wear boardshorts or a shorty, or better still a thin summer wetsuit to keep the UV off.

Today, many surfers would wear a shorty.

Current Temp*: 23.4°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite