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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
16.0° C
(Which is 2.6°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 6PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (29 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (29 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Avalon Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Sat 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | |
338 | 320 | 320 | 286 | 300 | 306 | 263 | 263 | 232 | 292 | 302 | 270 | 260 | 245 | 200 | 163 | 160 | 157 | 154 | 120 | 113 | 83 | 79 | 82 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 6:56PM1.21m | 7:13AM0.97m | 7:34PM1.24m | 7:52AM0.95m | 8:12PM1.25m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:31PM0.16m | 1:20AM0.17m | 1:07PM0.15m | 2:01AM0.16m | 1:43PM0.16m | 2:40AM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | |
— | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
Temp °C | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 |
10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 |
338 | 320 | 320 | 286 | 300 | 306 | 263 | 263 | 232 | 292 | 302 | 270 | 260 | 245 | 200 | 163 | 160 | 157 | 154 | 120 | 113 | 83 | 79 | 82 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | — | — | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | S 6 |
1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 28 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | S 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | — | — | NNW 2 | N 3 | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | — | ESE 2 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 |
— | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 29 | 37 | 36 | 46 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 175 | 301 | 649 | 55 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 118 | 14 | 175 | 79 | 79 | 193 | 175 | 175 | 177 | 175 | 210 | 338 | 256 | 86 | 85 | 267 |
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