Avalon Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.05° N 75.67° W

Avalon Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Avalon Pier sea temperature is
26.0°C
1.7° 

Avalon Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Avalon Pier today (21 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Avalon Pier at 3PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (21 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (21 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 25°C on Mon morning, min 22°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Mon morning, near gales from the NE by Wed morning).

Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
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)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
NE
5
0.8
NE
6
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.3
NE
7
2.1
NE
7
2.2
NE
8
2.2
ENE
8
2.5
NE
8
2.5
NE
9
3
NE
9
3.5
ENE
9
3.5
ENE
10
3
ENE
10
3.5
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
63
62
66
80
80
58
81
88
34
41
121
102
184
420
516
618
857
988
1263
1742
2021
1978
2206
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
W
10
NW
15
NE
20
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
35
ENE
40
NE
40
ENE
35
NE
45
NE
45
NE
50
NE
50
NE
45
NE
50
NE
50
NE
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:42AM0.82m
4:10PM1.01m
4:40AM0.87m
5:03PM1.04m
5:30AM0.95m
5:51PM1.07m
Low Tide
9:38AM0.34m
10:41PM0.32m
10:38AM0.30m
11:27PM0.27m
11:33AM0.25m
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:50
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:00
7:00
6:58
 mm
1
3
1
1
3
3
7
2
1
1
Temp °C
25
25
24
25
25
24
24
23
23
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
23
22
22
23
23
22
Feels °C
27
27
26
26
26
24
24
23
23
24
23
23
22
20
20
21
19
18
16
16
17
16
15
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