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Avalon Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 12 Jan 2026 EST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
8.9° C
 (Which is 6.3°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 4AM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 12). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)4ft (1.2m)6s
Afternoon (12 Jan)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (12 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent 
12 DaysHourly
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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
NNW
1.8
NNW
1.7
N
1.4
N
1.1
N
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.5
NNE
0.4
NE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.1
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.3
ESE
Period(s) (?)6666777655561099999999988
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)0248221153107826432167333666888887714
Wind
(km/h)
45
NW
40
NNW
35
NNW
25
NW
15
NNW
5
W
5
SW
10
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
25
SW
30
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:11AM
1.07
2:15PM
0.84
2:59AM
1.07
3:05PM
0.82
3:48AM
1.09
3:56PM
0.82
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:34PM
0.24
8:34AM
0.35
8:18PM
0.25
9:27AM
0.35
9:04PM
0.25
10:20AM
0.34
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Sunrise----7:13-------7:13-------7:11---
Sunset------5:07-------5:08-------5:09-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----------------------1-
Temp. °C521111355555581011109891013109
Feels °C (?)-7-9-8-6-4-3-10-2-2-2-1-134532135842
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