Avalon Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 09 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
16.2° C
(Which is 3.6°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 12AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 May)--
Afternoon (10 May)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (10 May)3ft (0.9m)7s

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 Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Sun night, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the NNE by Tue morning).

Sat
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tue
12
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SE
6
1
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
6
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
1
NNE
4
1.4
NNE
5
1.3
NNE
6
1.1
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
1
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
88
85
75
71
69
55
47
46
46
29
16
26
25
25
25
43
103
93
67
43
41
55
51
67
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
WNW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
ENE
25
SSE
20
S
15
S
20
SSW
15
NW
30
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
20
NE
25
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NE
35
NE
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:03AM1.03m
2:49PM0.94m
2:58AM1.03m
3:43PM1.04m
3:54AM1.04m
Low Tide
7:43PM0.34m
8:34AM0.24m
8:47PM0.31m
9:22AM0.19m
9:50PM0.26m
10:10AM0.13m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:00
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:55
7:57
7:58
7:58
1
1
Temp °C
22
21
21
20
19
19
19
21
21
22
22
22
19
14
14
13
13
12
13
12
13
13
13
13
20
19
20
20
19
19
19
21
18
20
20
21
18
10
8
6
6
7
9
7
6
6
6
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SE
6
1
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.5
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
E
11
Energy kJ
88
85
75
71
69
55
47
46
46
29
16
26
19
18
14
9
22
9
21
21
12
23
23
21
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
E
10
0.3
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
11
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.3
E
8
Energy kJ
27
27
28
27
27
25
24
13
14
14
9
14
14
25
14
25
24
26
19
22
22
5
5
11
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
9
0.1
E
15
0.3
E
8
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
Energy kJ
6
6
6
5
4
3
3
2
2
14
13
11
25
14
25
13
4
12
4
4
4
4
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
2
0.6
NNE
3
1
NNE
4
1.4
NNE
5
1.3
NNE
6
1.1
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
1
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
Energy kJ
1
9
43
103
93
67
43
41
55
51
67
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
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
353
210
92
85
4
330
498
599
246
308
246
530
423
530
330
438
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
3
3
2
3
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
2
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
9
9
8
6
9
5
5
4
5
4
8
9
6
9
9
9
9
9
9
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