Avalon Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 29 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
16.0° C
(Which is 2.6°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 4AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Afternoon (29 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (29 Apr)4ft (1.2m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
11
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1
E
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
1.2
NE
10
1.2
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
388
331
338
320
274
320
286
269
274
227
263
260
334
353
291
265
286
200
160
157
269
236
113
110
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SE
10
SE
15
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
15
SW
15
WSW
15
W
20
NNW
15
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
25
N
35
N
35
N
30
N
25
N
15
NNE
15
E
20
SE
25
SE
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:33AM0.99m
6:56PM1.21m
7:13AM0.97m
7:34PM1.24m
7:52AM0.95m
8:12PM1.25m
Low Tide
00:37AM0.18m
12:31PM0.16m
1:20AM0.17m
1:07PM0.15m
2:01AM0.16m
1:43PM0.16m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:11
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:46
7:47
7:49
1
1
Temp °C
13
14
14
15
16
18
18
18
17
17
16
15
14
14
15
15
13
12
11
11
11
12
12
12
10
11
11
11
11
14
16
17
16
17
14
13
12
12
12
10
5
4
4
5
7
8
7
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
11
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1
E
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
1.2
NE
10
1.2
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
Energy kJ
388
331
338
320
274
320
286
269
274
227
263
260
334
353
291
265
286
200
160
157
269
236
113
110
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.4
S
4
0.1
SE
6
0.4
SSE
4
0.3
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.2
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.3
N
4
0.3
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.1
S
7
0.6
NE
5
0.4
NNE
5
Energy kJ
2
1
1
1
1
4
2
4
2
6
3
2
3
1
2
6
3
3
6
3
1
23
11
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.2
SSE
4
0.3
S
6
0.3
NNW
4
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.3
S
6
Energy kJ
1
2
2
2
2
2
6
3
3
3
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
3
0.1
SE
6
0.6
SE
3
0.4
S
3
0.3
S
4
0.4
N
3
0.3
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.9
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
5
0.4
SE
3
Energy kJ
2
1
9
3
3
2
2
4
3
29
35
32
33
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
280
242
9
40
40
280
193
375
193
4
0
14
92
177
118
175
118
0
85
175
175
86
175
385
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
3
2
3
2
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
4
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