Avalon Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 01 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
16.1° C
(Which is 2.8°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 10AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 01). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (01 May)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (01 May)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri night, min 10°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the N on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon).

Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Mon
4
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
1
NE
5
0.9
E
8
1
E
8
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
163
163
160
251
226
172
156
121
86
84
57
55
51
105
130
128
134
113
92
70
70
57
44
40
Wind (km/h)
35
N
30
NNE
20
NNE
10
NE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
10
SSW
15
N
30
NNE
50
NNE
50
N
40
N
35
N
30
NNW
30
NW
35
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
5
NNE
15
SE
25
SSE
20
SSW
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
7:52AM0.95m
8:12PM1.25m
8:30AM0.93m
8:49PM1.24m
9:08AM0.91m
9:28PM1.22m
Low Tide
2:01AM0.16m
1:43PM0.16m
2:40AM0.16m
2:19PM0.17m
3:20AM0.18m
2:56PM0.19m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:09
6:07
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:49
7:50
7:51
7:52
1
6
7
6
8
6
3
1
Temp °C
13
12
12
12
12
13
14
15
16
15
13
11
11
11
13
12
11
10
12
14
15
15
14
16
5
5
7
9
7
8
10
12
16
13
8
1
1
3
4
5
4
2
5
8
12
10
8
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.7
SE
6
0.9
E
8
1
E
8
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
E
9
Energy kJ
163
163
160
251
226
172
156
121
86
84
57
55
39
105
130
128
134
113
92
70
70
57
44
40
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.6
NNE
5
0.5
NNE
5
0.4
NNE
5
0.3
NNE
5
0.5
SE
4
0.5
SE
5
0.5
SE
6
0.6
E
8
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.7
N
5
0.6
N
5
0.5
N
5
0.4
N
5
0.3
NNE
5
Energy kJ
3
3
2
2
20
14
9
4
9
13
16
51
19
21
15
19
19
18
23
18
12
8
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
6
0.1
SE
6
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
Energy kJ
3
2
19
14
6
6
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNE
4
1
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
0.8
NE
5
0.5
SE
3
0.6
SSE
4
1
NNE
4
1
NE
5
1
NE
5
1
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
5
0.5
N
4
0.7
NW
4
0.7
NNW
4
0.3
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SSW
3
Energy kJ
31
47
38
30
4
10
32
42
41
45
29
10
13
19
9
3
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
6
92
178
329
257
118
353
799
799
86
40
79
177
193
193
177
177
177
177
177
92
0
0
210
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
4
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
5
5
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
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