Avalon Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 25 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 2.2°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 6PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 17s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Afternoon (25 Apr)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (25 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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 Sun morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Mainly near gales.

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tue
28
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
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
7
0.4
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
E
7
1.6
NNE
5
2.5
NNE
7
3
NE
8
3
NE
8
2.5
NE
9
2.5
NE
9
2.3
NE
10
2.3
NE
10
2.3
NE
10
2.3
NE
10
2.2
NE
10
2.1
NE
10
1.9
NE
10
1.9
NE
10
1.9
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
12
58
85
99
100
100
79
74
125
549
961
1009
1040
1040
929
929
948
948
895
862
725
725
741
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
20
SE
25
SSE
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
WSW
20
WNW
5
NNW
40
N
50
N
55
N
50
NNE
50
NNE
45
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
3:46PM0.99m
4:06AM1.07m
4:44PM1.05m
5:01AM1.03m
5:33PM1.11m
5:49AM1.01m
Low Tide
9:34AM0.19m
9:51PM0.24m
10:27AM0.19m
10:54PM0.23m
11:13AM0.18m
11:49PM0.21m
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:15
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:44
7:45
7:45
7:46
1
1
3
8
1
Temp °C
19
19
22
22
22
19
17
16
12
11
10
10
10
9
10
10
10
10
11
11
10
10
11
11
19
16
18
19
19
17
15
17
5
1
-1
-1
0
0
2
1
2
2
3
3
4
5
5
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
7
0.4
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
E
7
0.4
ENE
13
0.5
E
13
0.2
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
1.9
NE
10
1.9
ENE
10
Energy kJ
5
12
58
85
99
100
100
79
74
60
87
2
1
1
725
741
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
5
0.1
S
7
0.2
E
17
0.2
ENE
17
0.3
ENE
16
0.3
ENE
16
0.4
ENE
15
0.4
ENE
14
0.4
ENE
14
0.2
SSE
5
0.3
S
5
Energy kJ
2
1
24
28
51
48
73
69
64
3
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
7
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
11
0.1
S
6
0.3
SSE
5
0.4
NW
3
0.3
SSE
6
0.5
S
6
0.3
ESE
6
Energy kJ
1
6
3
2
1
4
2
8
15
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
3
0.8
S
4
1
S
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.4
WSW
3
0.5
N
3
1.6
NNE
5
2.5
NNE
7
3
NE
8
3
NE
8
2.5
NE
9
2.5
NE
9
2.3
NE
10
2.3
NE
10
2.3
NE
10
2.3
NE
10
2.2
NE
10
2.1
NE
10
1.9
NE
10
1.7
ENE
10
Energy kJ
2
2
16
37
16
3
6
125
549
961
1009
1040
1040
929
929
948
948
895
862
725
565
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
3
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
52
1083
750
8
40
4
0
0
79
833
875
985
530
532
193
178
193
330
1067
438
438
175
177
177
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
8
5
7
6
5
7
7
9
9
8
7
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
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