Avalon Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 25 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
16.0° C
(Which is 2.2°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 7AM is: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 25). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Afternoon (25 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (25 Apr)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the NNE by Sun afternoon).

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.4
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.5
E
13
2.3
NNE
6
2.5
NE
8
2.5
NE
8
2.3
NE
9
2.2
NE
9
2.1
NE
9
2.1
NE
9
2.1
NE
9
2
NE
10
1.9
NE
9
1.9
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
5
5
5
9
38
64
77
82
100
100
79
92
432
810
836
846
805
750
705
705
708
653
630
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
10
SW
10
WSW
5
NW
20
SE
30
SSE
30
SSW
20
SW
20
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
40
N
50
N
50
NNE
50
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
35
N
40
NNE
40
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
30
NE
25
NE
cross-on
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:05AM1.11m
3:46PM0.99m
4:06AM1.07m
4:44PM1.05m
5:01AM1.03m
5:33PM1.11m
Low Tide
9:34AM0.19m
9:51PM0.24m
10:27AM0.19m
10:54PM0.23m
11:13AM0.18m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<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>
7:44
7:45
7:45
1
1
2
3
Temp °C
18
18
18
19
19
23
23
21
18
17
17
13
11
10
9
9
10
10
9
10
10
10
10
10
17
17
17
19
16
19
19
18
16
16
17
6
1
0
-2
0
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.4
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
E
7
0.1
S
7
0.4
ENE
13
0.2
S
6
Energy kJ
10
5
5
5
9
38
64
77
82
100
100
79
57
1
57
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.1
S
7
0.2
E
17
0.2
ENE
17
0.3
ENE
16
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
ENE
15
0.4
ENE
14
0.4
ENE
14
0.4
ENE
13
0.3
S
6
Energy kJ
5
5
2
2
1
24
28
51
5
73
69
64
60
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
7
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
8
0.1
S
7
0.3
ENE
16
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
S
5
0.5
E
13
Energy kJ
4
6
1
1
48
2
2
2
92
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
2
0.2
WSW
2
0.2
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
3
0.7
S
3
0.8
S
4
0.2
WSW
3
0.3
WSW
2
1.2
NNE
5
2.3
NNE
6
2.5
NE
8
2.5
NE
8
2.3
NE
9
2.2
NE
9
2.1
NE
9
2.1
NE
9
2.1
NE
9
2
NE
10
1.9
NE
9
1.9
ENE
10
Energy kJ
1
1
2
2
11
20
1
1
69
432
810
836
846
805
750
705
705
708
653
630
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
832
52
52
52
1083
750
800
40
0
0
0
79
178
1050
867
530
327
438
327
242
438
512
692
327
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
3
2
2
3
1
2
1
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
6
6
5
8
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
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