Avalon Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 02 May 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
16.9° C
(Which is 2.2°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 9AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (02 May)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Evening (02 May)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sat morning, light winds from the ENE by Sun afternoon).

Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.6
E
9
1.4
NNE
5
1.3
NNE
5
0.8
NE
6
0.8
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.9
S
4
0.9
S
4
1
S
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
121
110
84
57
84
90
51
82
127
109
90
73
52
54
59
43
44
29
28
28
28
28
28
35
Wind (km/h)
5
E
20
NNW
30
N
40
N
35
N
35
NNE
25
N
25
N
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
25
NW
15
WNW
15
ENE
25
ESE
30
SE
20
S
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
35
S
35
SSW
35
SSW
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:30AM0.93m
8:49PM1.24m
9:08AM0.91m
9:28PM1.22m
9:47AM0.88m
10:08PM1.18m
Low Tide
2:40AM0.16m
2:19PM0.17m
3:20AM0.18m
2:56PM0.19m
4:00AM0.20m
3:34PM0.22m
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:07
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:50
7:51
7:52
1
4
3
5
2
Temp °C
15
14
13
12
11
10
12
13
13
11
11
12
14
13
12
13
15
15
15
19
20
20
18
18
15
11
7
5
4
3
6
7
7
5
4
5
9
8
6
6
10
10
10
14
14
13
11
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.8
NE
6
0.8
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.8
N
5
0.7
N
5
0.6
N
5
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
Energy kJ
121
110
84
57
55
38
39
82
127
109
90
73
33
27
20
43
44
29
28
28
28
14
18
19
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
SSE
4
0.3
SE
4
0.3
SE
5
0.3
SE
6
0.6
E
8
0.8
NE
6
0.3
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.4
NNE
5
0.3
NNE
5
0.2
N
5
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
SE
8
Energy kJ
3
3
2
3
4
5
51
38
7
17
19
14
52
54
59
9
5
2
6
6
6
10
6
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
5
0.1
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.6
SE
7
0.3
S
7
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
N
5
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
Energy kJ
3
2
2
5
20
41
8
13
8
5
15
7
6
2
2
2
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
5
0.5
N
3
0.9
NNE
4
1.4
NNE
5
1.3
NNE
5
0.8
N
5
0.7
NNW
4
0.6
N
4
0.6
NNW
4
0.7
NNW
4
0.8
NNW
5
0.3
ESE
8
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.6
S
3
0.9
S
4
0.9
S
4
1
S
4
Energy kJ
2
4
24
84
90
28
18
13
11
14
28
12
25
4
2
3
2
8
28
28
35
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
55
175
178
350
178
178
178
85
175
177
92
248
85
177
282
469
575
649
498
799
301
859
867
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
3
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
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