Avalon Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 08 Jan 2026 EST
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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
7.5° C
(Which is 7.9°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 8PM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jan)--
Afternoon (08 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (08 Jan)2ft (0.6m)4s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
E
0.6
NE
0.6
ENE
0.2
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
ESE
0.2
E
0.6
SSE
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
1.2
SSE
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.9
SE
0.1
E
0.8
SE
0.6
N
0.4
N
Period(s) (?)124411444114445566661111710744
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1110101010101110101411131727202197227726294
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
20
ENE
20
E
20
ESE
15
E
20
ESE
20
SSE
20
S
25
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
20
SSW
20
S
30
S
30
S
35
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
10
NW
30
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:46PM
1.07
11:57AM
1.02
12:35AM
1.07
12:42PM
0.94
1:23AM
1.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:29PM
0.15
5:55AM
0.24
6:11PM
0.18
6:48AM
0.29
6:52PM
0.21
7:41AM
0.33
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Sunrise------7:13-------7:13-------7:13-
Sunset5:04-------5:05-------5:06-------
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
---------------1-----163
Temp. °C101010111416182020202020201920212119191919191311
Feels °C (?)6657111315171718181919181918171413141516125
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