Avalon Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 05 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
14.8° C
(Which is 4.7°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 11PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)--
Afternoon (05 May)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (05 May)3ft (0.9m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
1
S
4
1.2
S
5
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.8
NE
4
1.2
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
5
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
24
39
36
35
32
36
41
73
8
8
8
8
19
0
19
21
54
33
26
25
23
18
18
Wind (km/h)
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
S
30
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
25
WSW
30
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
N
15
NNE
15
NE
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
10:49PM1.14m
11:13AM0.83m
11:32PM1.10m
12:01PM0.82m
00:19AM1.07m
12:55PM0.84m
Low Tide
4:15PM0.25m
5:25AM0.26m
4:58PM0.29m
6:10AM0.28m
5:46PM0.32m
6:57AM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:03
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:52
7:52
7:53
7:54
1
1
5
8
1
2
6
1
Temp °C
21
20
19
19
19
20
22
22
22
22
21
20
19
19
13
12
11
11
11
12
13
13
13
14
16
16
15
16
16
18
19
18
19
19
18
18
17
17
8
6
5
5
7
8
9
8
9
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.9
SSE
6
0.2
E
10
0.8
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
8
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
Energy kJ
8
8
8
8
6
8
8
8
8
47
8
45
26
19
22
19
19
16
29
36
25
23
12
12
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
W
3
0.5
N
4
0.2
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
Energy kJ
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
8
8
8
8
8
1
9
7
15
26
12
15
9
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
8
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
12
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
Energy kJ
1
7
1
1
6
3
11
18
18
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
1
S
4
1.2
S
5
0.6
SW
4
0.9
S
6
0.6
SW
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.3
NNW
2
0.5
NE
4
0.8
NE
4
1.2
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
5
0.6
NNE
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.5
NNE
4
0.4
NNE
4
Energy kJ
19
24
39
36
35
32
36
41
73
8
60
8
8
10
1
7
21
54
33
24
15
13
9
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1180
891
867
830
1088
1011
875
1088
512
282
210
9
242
280
417
246
79
458
301
175
175
175
175
175
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
2
3
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
7
9
9
6
6
4
7
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
7
8
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