Avalon Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 18 Sep 2025 EDT
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Avalon Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Avalon Pier sea temperature is
22.7° C
(Which is 2.0°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Avalon Pier today?

The current surf forecast for Avalon Pier at 4AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (18 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (18 Sep)2ft (0.6m)8s

Table - waves today at Avalon Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
E
0.7
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
ENE
0.5
E
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
SE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
Period(s) (?)888888888877888789999988
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10710585795758645841292828322919181831313029302627
Wind
(km/h)
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
10
WNW
5
NNE
5
NE
10
S
15
SW
10
W
10
W
0
NW
10
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SW
10
NW
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
25
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglasscrosscross-
off
offoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:29AM
0.96
5:56PM
1.12
6:20AM
1.02
6:44PM
1.12
7:05AM
1.08
7:27PM
1.10
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:29PM
0.23
11:32AM
0.20
12:16AM
0.20
12:27PM
0.17
12:58AM
0.18
1:15PM
0.15
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunrise---6:47-------6:47-------6:48----
Sunset------7:06-------7:04-------7:02-
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191919192022232323222222222324242322222223232323
Feels °C (?)181817181922242523222323242423232222232123232222
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  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-off at Avalon Pier (light winds from the WSW at Kill Devil Hills Airport 3 km from Avalon Pier). A 1.0m swell from the ENE

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1 h 48 min ago

11 km/h
WSW
Cross-Off
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