Avalon Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 03 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
15.8° C
(Which is 3.4°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 4PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 03). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (03 May)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (03 May)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Mon afternoon).

Sun
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wed
6
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
1
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)
0.7
E
8
1
N
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
SE
8
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
10
1
S
4
0.8
S
5
0.3
ENE
10
0.6
S
5
0.7
S
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
68
68
55
61
45
26
25
24
24
24
14
14
18
38
33
18
19
17
19
24
24
25
28
26
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
15
NW
20
ENE
25
ESE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
S
35
S
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
30
S
35
S
30
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:08AM0.91m
9:28PM1.22m
9:47AM0.88m
10:08PM1.18m
10:28AM0.86m
10:49PM1.14m
Low Tide
2:56PM0.19m
4:00AM0.20m
3:34PM0.22m
4:42AM0.23m
4:15PM0.25m
5:25AM0.26m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:05
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:51
7:52
7:52
7:52
Temp °C
12
14
12
11
12
14
16
16
18
20
20
18
17
17
17
17
20
22
21
19
19
19
19
19
5
9
6
5
5
8
11
11
13
15
13
11
10
12
14
14
17
17
16
14
15
16
16
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
8
1
N
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.5
N
6
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
8
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
0.5
SSE
5
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
68
60
54
45
16
26
25
24
24
24
14
14
18
19
18
15
17
17
8
8
8
6
6
7
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
7
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.4
NNE
6
0.3
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
5
0.3
SE
8
0.2
NNE
5
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
E
8
0.3
ENE
10
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
Energy kJ
8
68
55
61
45
10
6
3
9
3
9
8
3
3
1
18
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
NNE
5
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
N
5
0.1
E
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
9
9
9
21
21
10
10
3
7
3
6
1
1
3
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
N
5
1.2
N
6
0.2
ESE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.3
S
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.6
S
3
0.9
S
4
1
S
4
1
S
4
1
S
4
0.8
S
5
0.4
SW
3
0.6
S
5
0.7
S
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
5
Energy kJ
57
91
6
39
7
4
1
1
6
26
36
38
38
33
3
19
12
19
24
24
25
28
26
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
248
177
177
177
388
210
246
629
649
765
1180
810
859
859
678
678
678
1614
1614
811
811
1866
875
830
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
1
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
6
5
5
9
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