Avalon Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.05° N 75.67° W

Avalon Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Avalon Pier sea temperature is
26.6°C
1.8° 

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 (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Avalon Pier at 6PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Afternoon (16 Sep)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (16 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 21°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
E
7
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
82
75
74
63
58
43
41
40
27
18
43
45
32
32
31
31
30
26
25
25
25
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
E
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
E
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
ESE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
5
SW
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
11:43AM1.15m
00:00AM0.88m
12:28PM1.09m
00:46AM0.83m
1:18PM1.05m
Low Tide
6:10PM0.25m
5:54AM0.25m
6:59PM0.31m
6:40AM0.30m
7:52PM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:08
7:07
7:06
 mm
Temp °C
22
21
21
21
21
21
22
22
22
23
24
24
23
23
23
23
24
26
26
26
25
Feels °C
22
21
21
21
21
22
24
23
23
23
23
23
21
22
23
23
24
28
26
27
28
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