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Avalon Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA
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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
15.6° C
(Which is 3.2°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 8AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 30). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (30 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (30 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Avalon Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu night, min 11°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Thu night, strong winds from the NNE by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | E 8 | |
320 | 223 | 223 | 274 | 292 | 372 | 270 | 274 | 214 | 163 | 163 | 160 | 157 | 123 | 172 | 118 | 88 | 86 | 84 | 155 | 80 | 151 | 310 | 294 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 7:13AM0.97m | 7:34PM1.24m | 7:52AM0.95m | 8:12PM1.25m | 8:30AM0.93m | 8:49PM1.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:20AM0.17m | 1:07PM0.15m | 2:01AM0.16m | 1:43PM0.16m | 2:40AM0.16m | 2:19PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
17 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 |
320 | 223 | 223 | 274 | 292 | 372 | 270 | 274 | 214 | 163 | 163 | 160 | 157 | 123 | 172 | 118 | 88 | 86 | 84 | 7 | 16 | 27 | 269 | 294 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | — | E 9 | SE 7 | — |
2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 24 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 21 | — | 55 | 50 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 2 | WSW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | N 4 | — | — | — | N 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | ENE 5 | SE 3 | SE 3 | — | NE 9 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | — |
1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | — | — | — | 5 | 31 | 29 | 29 | — | — | — | 9 | 3 | 2 | — | 155 | 80 | 151 | 310 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 0 | 118 | 118 | 20 | 175 | 92 | 6 | 177 | 329 | 329 | 118 | 96 | 338 | 428 | 324 | 301 | 102 | 85 | 268 | 324 | 193 | 177 | 178 |
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