Avalon Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 28 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
16.8° C
(Which is 1.7°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 10PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)5ft (1.5m)10s
Afternoon (28 Apr)5ft (1.6m)11s
Evening (28 Apr)5ft (1.5m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu morning, calm by Fri morning).

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Fri
1
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)
3
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
11
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
E
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
564
586
586
487
404
388
331
320
320
274
274
269
227
232
227
186
169
173
231
222
212
214
183
125
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
ENE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
SE
30
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
5
ESE
5
NW
25
NW
35
NNW
30
N
25
NNE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNW
10
NNW
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:16PM1.17m
6:33AM0.99m
6:56PM1.21m
7:13AM0.97m
7:34PM1.24m
7:52AM0.95m
Low Tide
11:53AM0.16m
00:37AM0.18m
12:31PM0.16m
1:20AM0.17m
1:07PM0.15m
2:01AM0.16m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:11
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:46
7:46
7:47
7:49
1
3
1
Temp °C
12
12
13
13
13
14
15
16
17
18
17
17
17
17
16
14
14
13
14
15
15
14
14
13
9
8
9
8
8
10
12
14
14
13
14
15
18
18
13
7
8
7
10
10
11
10
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
11
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
E
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
Energy kJ
564
586
586
487
404
388
331
320
320
274
274
269
227
232
227
186
169
173
231
222
212
214
183
125
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
11
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.6
ESE
4
0.6
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.2
SSE
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.6
N
5
0.4
N
4
0.6
NNE
5
0.2
S
6
Energy kJ
128
1
2
2
1
1
13
19
22
13
7
5
1
1
16
6
20
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
6
0.5
S
6
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
8
0.3
SE
6
0.3
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.2
S
6
Energy kJ
1
20
5
6
5
7
1
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
6
0.5
SE
3
0.7
SE
4
0.8
SE
4
0.4
NW
2
0.9
N
4
1.1
N
5
0.9
N
5
0.8
N
5
0.6
N
5
0.5
NNE
5
Energy kJ
1
5
13
21
1
27
62
43
32
16
15
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
Distance (km)
0
799
301
282
283
9
40
9
301
694
649
203
20
0
177
177
177
118
175
257
118
85
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
3
1
2
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
6
6
6
6
7
7
5
5
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