Avalon Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 20 Apr 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
16.4° C
(Which is 1.2°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 1AM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (21 Apr)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (21 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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


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Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
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
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
ENE
1.1
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.2
NE
1.3
NNE
1.2
NE
1
NNE
0.9
NE
0.7
NE
0.8
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.6
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.4
ENE
0.6
NNE
0.4
N
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.5
E
Period(s) (?)74555666666666777637781010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)36458776979268473340383830182123182841011113753
Wind
(km/h)
20
WNW
40
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
15
NE
15
E
20
SE
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SW
10
ENE
15
SSW
15
W
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:56PM
1.40
11:25AM
0.99
11:54PM
1.33
12:26PM
0.95
12:56AM
1.25
1:33PM
0.94
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:22PM
0.03
5:31AM
0.06
5:18PM
0.09
6:31AM
0.12
6:20PM
0.15
7:33AM
0.16
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise-----6:22-------6:20-------6:18--
Sunset7:39-------7:40-------7:40-------
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C181211101099989911131417222420191716161720
Feels °C (?)12342322433357911171818161414151619
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