Avalon Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 06 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
15.2° C
(Which is 4.5°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 9PM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (06 May)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Evening (06 May)4ft (1.2m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the S by Sat morning).

Wed
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
6
1
S
5
1.2
SSE
5
1.3
S
5
1.2
S
4
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.6
SE
7
0.2
E
10
0.9
NE
4
1
NNE
5
1
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
5
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
8
0.3
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
40
47
75
88
57
8
8
35
8
21
42
46
31
26
25
23
23
13
26
26
25
39
39
41
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
25
S
35
SSW
35
SSW
25
SSW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
SW
20
NNW
30
NNE
30
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
15
NNE
10
E
20
SE
25
SSE
25
S
20
S
20
SSE
30
S
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:13AM0.83m
11:32PM1.10m
12:01PM0.82m
00:19AM1.07m
12:55PM0.84m
1:09AM1.04m
Low Tide
4:58PM0.29m
6:10AM0.28m
5:46PM0.32m
6:57AM0.29m
6:42PM0.34m
7:46AM0.27m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:03
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:52
7:53
7:54
7:55
1
1
11
5
8
3
Temp °C
23
25
23
22
21
20
19
19
16
12
12
12
13
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
19
17
18
17
16
16
14
6
7
7
10
10
9
10
10
12
11
10
11
13
15
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
8
0.3
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
Energy kJ
8
8
8
8
8
8
42
35
31
31
32
35
23
26
23
23
23
13
26
26
25
39
39
41
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
S
4
0.1
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
NNE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.2
NNE
4
0.2
NNE
4
Energy kJ
1
1
1
8
8
8
8
8
1
2
7
16
15
26
25
12
12
11
6
5
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.2
E
10
0.4
SE
6
0.4
NNE
4
0.1
SE
8
Energy kJ
2
2
8
4
1
6
27
3
3
3
8
11
6
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
6
1
S
5
1.2
SSE
5
1.3
S
5
1.2
S
4
1
S
6
0.6
SSW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.4
SW
3
0.9
NE
4
1
NNE
5
1
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
5
0.7
NNE
5
0.6
NNE
4
0.5
NNE
4
0.5
NNE
4
0.4
NNE
4
0.4
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SSE
3
0.6
SSE
3
0.8
SSE
4
Energy kJ
40
47
75
88
57
75
8
13
3
21
42
46
31
19
13
10
8
5
10
19
5
7
17
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
875
1088
512
512
90
85
329
327
330
79
210
242
4
175
175
175
178
428
291
458
360
360
650
678
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
1
3
1
2
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
7
6
5
5
8
5
5
6
7
6
5
7
5
7
5
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
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