Avalon Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 24 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
21.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Avalon Pier today?

The current surf forecast for Avalon Pier at 8AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 May)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Afternoon (24 May)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (24 May)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 22°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
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)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.6
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
243
297
245
190
160
131
119
96
94
71
67
62
63
48
44
44
44
29
30
30
29
31
31
36
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
15
S
10
SSE
15
S
25
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
WSW
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:41AM1.07m
3:23PM1.06m
3:35AM1.00m
4:15PM1.10m
4:25AM0.96m
5:01PM1.14m
Low Tide
9:02AM0.17m
9:33PM0.26m
9:48AM0.18m
10:31PM0.26m
10:31AM0.18m
cloud
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:50
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:07
8:08
8:08
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
Temp °C
24
24
23
23
24
25
24
23
23
23
23
23
26
27
25
23
23
23
23
26
27
26
25
24
26
25
24
23
23
24
23
23
23
22
22
22
26
26
24
23
23
23
23
27
28
27
25
24
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SSE
5
0.6
SE
7
Energy kJ
243
297
245
190
160
131
119
96
94
71
67
62
63
48
44
44
44
29
30
30
29
20
15
36
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
7
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
12
0.4
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
8
Energy kJ
33
6
2
2
3
3
3
5
3
15
25
4
4
4
29
31
18
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.4
SE
7
0.1
E
15
Energy kJ
3
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
17
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
S
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
4
0.9
S
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.5
SSW
4
Energy kJ
57
66
56
67
74
88
87
72
75
75
72
72
82
68
70
66
66
48
68
55
24
31
11
8
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
85
9
118
9
118
423
86
127
102
85
102
102
102
40
40
40
40
85
85
8
0
0
85
85
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
9
9
9
9
8
8
7
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