Avalon Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.05° N 75.67° W

Issued: 1 am 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Avalon Pier sea temperature is

26.8° C

Avalon Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Avalon Pier today (25 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Avalon Pier at 8AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (25 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	6s
Afternoon (25 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	6s
Evening (25 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 22°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 25								Sunday 26								Monday 27
	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	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8
Wave Graph
kJ	44	44	54	77	79	82	62	39	35	35	49	36	36	35	35	34	34	33	33	32	32	32	32	29
Wind (km/h)	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	N	NNE	NE	ENE	ESE	S	SSW	S	SSE	S	S	WSW	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross
High Tide		4:39AM0.81m					5:20PM1.09m				5:31AM0.82m				6:09PM1.11m				6:22AM0.84m				6:56PM1.14m
Low Tide	11:02PM0.35m			10:36AM0.26m					11:53PM0.34m				11:27AM0.25m				00:41AM0.31m				12:17PM0.23m


	—	6:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:12	—
mm	1	2	2	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	3	5	3
Temp °C	23	23	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	25	27	27	26	25
Feels °C	25	25	22	21	22	22	22	22	22	23	23	22	22	23	23	23	25	24	24	26	27	27	26	26
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	NE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	NE 6	NE 6	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8
kJ	44	44	31	31	32	39	33	39	33	35	49	36	36	35	18	18	19	20	33	32	32	32	32	29
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	—	S 5	S 6	—	ESE 8	ESE 8	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6
kJ	37	37	19	—	13	9	—	34	35	—	—	—	—	—	35	34	34	33	20	15	16	16	17	9
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 6	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	—	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 2	S 3	S 3
kJ	—	—	54	77	79	82	62	—	31	25	24	23	23	23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	3	5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras Carolina North	K.O.A Carolina North	Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras Carolina North	Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras Carolina North	K.O.A Carolina North	The Lighthouse Carolina North	Camp Pendleton Virginia	Camp Pendleton Virginia	Shackleford Banks Carolina North	Shackleford Banks Carolina North	Shackleford Banks Carolina North	Triple S Pier Carolina North	Atlantic Beach Carolina North	North Bar Long Island NY	Four Rocks Great Abaco	Misquamicut State Beach Rhode Island	Avalon Pier Carolina North	Avalon Pier Carolina North	Chicahauk Carolina North	Bethany Delaware	Four Rocks Great Abaco	Garbanzo Great Abaco	Chicahauk Carolina North	Croatan Virginia
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	59	92	92	59	86	85	85	175	175	175	177	178	649	1063	676	0	0	9	282	1063	1068	9	86
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1				1	1	1				1
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	4	3	2	1	2	2	4	4	3	4	3	2	2	3	2	3	4	4	3	2	2	3
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	9	8	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	6	5	5

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