Avalon Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 04 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
15.7° C
(Which is 3.6°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: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (04 May)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (04 May)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
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
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)
0.6
SE
8
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.7
S
4
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.8
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
5
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
4
1
SSE
5
1.1
S
6
0.2
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
40
25
24
24
24
14
14
18
19
39
29
20
12
13
22
24
26
25
28
27
31
53
80
8
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
S
30
S
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:47AM0.88m
10:08PM1.18m
10:28AM0.86m
10:49PM1.14m
11:13AM0.83m
Low Tide
4:00AM0.20m
3:34PM0.22m
4:42AM0.23m
4:15PM0.25m
5:25AM0.26m
4:58PM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:05
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:52
7:52
7:52
Temp °C
14
15
15
17
20
20
18
18
17
17
17
20
21
21
19
19
19
19
19
22
23
22
22
21
9
11
11
13
15
13
12
12
12
13
14
17
16
16
14
16
16
16
17
19
19
20
19
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
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
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
26
25
24
24
24
14
14
18
19
18
18
17
8
8
8
8
8
6
8
8
8
8
8
8
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
6
0.3
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
5
0.3
SE
8
0.2
NNE
5
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.3
SE
6
0.1
E
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
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
Energy kJ
10
6
3
9
3
6
2
3
5
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
8
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
7
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
NNE
5
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
NNE
5
0.2
E
10
0.1
NE
5
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
21
10
10
3
7
3
8
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
8
0.3
SE
3
0.2
SSE
3
0.5
S
3
0.7
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.9
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.8
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
5
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
4
1
SSE
5
1.1
S
6
1.1
S
6
Energy kJ
40
2
1
4
13
19
27
21
39
29
20
12
13
22
24
26
25
28
27
31
53
80
89
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
1
Distance (km)
92
9
52
1180
1866
1871
678
1866
678
512
678
1178
1178
1178
1178
830
830
830
653
512
1088
678
512
484
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
6
5
8
5
5
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