Avalon Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 04 May 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
15.7° C
(Which is 3.6°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 7PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 04). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (04 May)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (04 May)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Mon
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thu
7
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.8
S
4
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
9
0.7
S
3
0.7
S
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
5
1.2
S
5
1.2
S
5
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.6
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24
28
17
14
18
19
18
18
17
11
13
22
25
30
36
33
31
49
64
70
8
8
8
33
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
20
S
35
S
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
S
25
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
SSW
30
S
35
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
15
S
25
SW
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
9:47AM0.88m
10:08PM1.18m
10:28AM0.86m
10:49PM1.14m
11:13AM0.83m
11:32PM1.10m
Low Tide
3:34PM0.22m
4:42AM0.23m
4:15PM0.25m
5:25AM0.26m
4:58PM0.29m
6:10AM0.28m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:05
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:52
7:52
7:52
7:53
4
1
Temp °C
18
20
20
19
18
18
17
17
20
22
21
19
19
19
19
19
22
22
23
22
21
21
20
20
15
16
13
13
12
14
14
14
17
17
16
15
16
16
16
16
19
18
19
19
19
19
21
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.4
SSE
6
0.3
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.6
SE
6
Energy kJ
24
28
14
14
18
19
18
12
17
8
8
8
8
8
6
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
33
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
NNE
5
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.3
SE
6
0.1
E
8
0.3
ENE
10
0.1
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
9
9
3
2
3
6
1
18
3
7
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
2
8
8
8
8
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
5
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
NE
5
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
3
7
9
8
1
1
2
3
1
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
3
0.8
S
4
0.9
SSW
4
1
S
4
0.9
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.5
SW
3
0.5
S
5
0.7
S
3
0.7
S
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
5
1.2
S
5
1.2
S
5
1.1
S
6
1
S
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.7
SSW
3
Energy kJ
2
17
27
35
28
19
6
14
11
13
22
25
30
36
33
31
49
64
70
97
84
55
10
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
862
1866
867
678
1866
678
512
678
902
512
1178
1193
875
830
833
875
862
1088
1088
102
282
86
9
86
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
1
3
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
1
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
5
6
5
5
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