Avalon Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 24 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
15.1° C
(Which is 3.0°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 5PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 24). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (24 Apr)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (24 Apr)1ft (0.3m)7s

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 afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, near gales from the N by Sun night).

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.4
NE
4
0.6
NE
6
0.9
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
13
1.1
NE
6
2.2
NNE
7
3
NNE
8
3
NE
8
3
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
12
11
11
10
5
5
5
5
4
27
62
99
99
97
97
77
61
98
95
444
883
1059
1039
Wind (km/h)
25
W
10
WSW
25
ESE
20
SE
25
NE
20
ESE
5
ESE
5
W
5
ENE
20
SE
25
SE
30
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
20
NNW
20
NE
30
NNE
50
N
60
N
55
NNE
55
NNE
55
NNE
55
NNE
off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
2:42PM0.95m
3:05AM1.11m
3:46PM0.99m
4:06AM1.07m
4:44PM1.05m
5:01AM1.03m
Low Tide
8:35AM0.19m
8:41PM0.24m
9:34AM0.19m
9:51PM0.24m
10:27AM0.19m
10:54PM0.23m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:43
7:44
7:45
7:45
1
2
5
9
5
Temp °C
21
25
22
19
16
16
17
17
18
19
19
22
21
21
20
15
15
13
11
10
9
10
9
9
16
23
17
16
13
14
17
17
18
17
15
18
18
19
19
13
12
8
1
-1
-2
-1
-2
-2
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
NE
3
0.4
NE
4
0.6
NE
6
0.9
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.5
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.5
SSE
6
Energy kJ
26
12
11
11
10
11
12
12
2
3
27
62
99
99
97
97
77
60
45
22
14
14
9
23
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
7
0.3
W
3
0.2
SSE
7
0.1
SE
9
0.2
S
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.3
NE
3
0.3
NE
3
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
E
17
0.2
ENE
17
0.3
ENE
16
0.3
ENE
16
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
ENE
14
0.4
ENE
14
0.4
ENE
14
0.5
E
6
0.5
ENE
13
0.4
ESE
6
Energy kJ
5
2
5
3
4
5
2
2
5
4
24
28
51
48
5
69
65
61
19
95
14
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
9
0.2
SSE
7
0.1
E
9
0.2
ENE
3
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.4
ENE
15
0.3
SSE
5
0.6
E
6
0.5
ENE
13
0.1
NE
8
Energy kJ
3
5
2
1
5
5
5
1
1
1
2
2
73
4
29
98
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
3
0.2
SSE
7
0.3
ESE
3
0.3
W
2
0.3
SSE
2
0.6
S
3
0.8
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.3
SW
3
0.4
S
5
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
S
6
0.5
SSE
6
1.1
NE
6
2.2
NNE
7
3
NNE
8
3
NE
8
3
NE
8
Energy kJ
6
5
1
1
1
7
18
14
2
7
4
15
21
95
444
883
1059
1039
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
Distance (km)
890
52
1178
867
52
52
52
242
52
1083
750
818
802
85
0
14
86
175
324
802
865
549
549
1050
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
7
4
6
6
5
4
9
9
8
7
6
6
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