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Avalon Pier Surf Forecast
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Avalon Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 20 May 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
19.8° C
(Which is 1.3°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 7AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 20). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Avalon Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | |
45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 115 | 109 | 112 | 96 | 94 | 90 | 70 | 69 | 70 | 64 | 65 | 80 | 88 | 111 | 131 | 116 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 11:16AM0.99m | 11:43PM1.32m | 12:18PM0.99m | 00:43AM1.23m | 1:22PM1.00m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:20AM0.06m | 5:10PM0.09m | 6:18AM0.10m | 6:14PM0.15m | 7:16AM0.13m | 7:22PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
21 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
 kJ | 45 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 115 | 109 | 112 | 96 | 94 | 90 | 70 | 69 | 70 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 45 | 111 | 131 | 116 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 45 | 44 | 42 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 14 | E 14 | — | — | ESE 14 | SE 14 | — | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 16 | — | — | 19 | 7 | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | S 5 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 15 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 20 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 39 | 36 | 64 | 65 | 80 | 88 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 282 | 283 | 283 | 0 | 458 | 438 | 353 | 246 | 246 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 530 | 549 | 33 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 92 | 92 | 40 | 14 | 0 | 52 |
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