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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
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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 ForecastMostly 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 | |
E 8 | N 6 | NNE 6 | ENE 9 | SE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | S 4 | S 5 | ENE 10 | S 5 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | |
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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | |
— | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | |
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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) | E 8 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | N 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSE 5 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 |
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) | SE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | SE 8 | NNE 5 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 | ENE 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
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) | — | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | NNE 5 | ESE 8 | NNE 6 | ESE 8 | N 5 | — | E 8 | SE 8 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 |
— | 9 | 9 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 6 | — | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SW 3 | S 5 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 |
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
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