Avalon Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 20 May 2026 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
19.8° C
(Which is 1.3°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 7AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (20 May)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (20 May)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
ESE
8
1
NNE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.1
NE
7
1.2
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
45
45
45
45
46
46
46
46
115
109
112
96
94
90
70
69
70
64
65
80
88
111
131
116
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
10
SSW
20
S
30
S
30
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
W
0
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
40
NE
25
NE
20
NE
25
NNE
25
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
N
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
High Tide
11:16AM0.99m
11:43PM1.32m
12:18PM0.99m
00:43AM1.23m
1:22PM1.00m
Low Tide
5:20AM0.06m
5:10PM0.09m
6:18AM0.10m
6:14PM0.15m
7:16AM0.13m
7:22PM0.21m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:52
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:05
8:06
8:06
1
1
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
22
21
21
25
27
27
23
23
22
22
22
22
23
24
16
16
17
17
17
19
20
21
20
20
21
20
20
25
25
24
21
22
22
23
24
26
24
25
11
13
16
15
15
20
21
22
21
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
1.1
NE
7
1.2
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
Energy kJ
45
45
45
45
46
46
46
46
115
109
112
96
94
90
70
69
70
61
61
61
45
111
131
116
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
15
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
Energy kJ
4
7
8
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
15
15
4
3
3
3
3
45
44
42
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.2
ESE
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
ESE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
Energy kJ
5
4
4
20
16
19
7
4
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
4
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.5
S
5
0.6
S
3
0.7
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.4
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.3
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
5
1.1
NNE
5
1
NNE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
Energy kJ
15
3
3
10
7
14
20
20
4
2
2
39
36
64
65
80
88
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
282
283
283
0
458
438
353
246
246
0
0
0
530
549
33
79
79
79
92
92
40
14
0
52
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
3
1
4
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
7
7
8
6
5
5
5
5
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