Avalon Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 30 Apr 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
15.6° C
(Which is 3.2°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 3PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 30). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (30 Apr)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (30 Apr)4ft (1.2m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Thu night, strong winds from the NE by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sun
3
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
11
1.2
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.8
E
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.6
E
9
0.9
ENE
6
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
223
223
274
292
372
285
218
214
163
163
160
157
123
120
118
88
86
103
62
108
54
64
160
146
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
25
NNW
15
N
10
NNE
15
ENE
5
SE
5
NE
35
N
35
N
30
N
20
NNE
10
NE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
10
E
25
NNE
40
NE
40
NNE
40
N
30
N
30
NNW
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:13AM0.97m
7:34PM1.24m
7:52AM0.95m
8:12PM1.25m
8:30AM0.93m
8:49PM1.24m
Low Tide
1:07PM0.15m
2:01AM0.16m
1:43PM0.16m
2:40AM0.16m
2:19PM0.17m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:09
6:09
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:47
7:49
7:50
7:51
1
3
2
8
6
4
2
Temp °C
18
16
15
15
15
15
15
14
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
14
14
14
13
11
12
11
11
11
16
13
13
14
12
14
14
6
4
6
7
9
7
7
8
10
11
13
8
3
4
3
5
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
11
1.2
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.8
E
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.3
SSE
5
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
7
Energy kJ
223
223
274
292
372
285
218
214
163
163
160
157
123
120
118
88
86
103
62
4
54
52
160
146
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
6
0.3
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.2
S
5
0.3
S
6
0.3
NNW
4
0.2
N
4
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.7
NNE
5
0.7
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
5
0.4
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
5
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
6
0.6
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.6
SSE
7
Energy kJ
2
2
1
2
6
3
1
3
3
3
2
22
27
19
10
2
2
5
4
9
29
23
35
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.2
S
5
0.1
S
5
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.1
S
6
Energy kJ
2
2
6
6
2
1
3
3
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.5
N
4
0.5
N
4
0.3
N
2
0.9
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
5
0.3
ESE
2
0.4
SE
3
0.4
ESE
3
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
NE
4
0.9
ENE
6
Energy kJ
2
3
6
6
1
25
29
31
1
2
4
108
26
64
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
177
118
33
175
6
33
92
193
330
118
96
324
427
452
86
85
268
268
193
193
193
177
85
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
6
6
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
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