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Avalon Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA
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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
15.6° C
(Which is 3.2°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 3PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 30). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (30 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (30 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Avalon Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Thu night, strong winds from the NE by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | Sun 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 6 | E 8 | E 7 | |
223 | 223 | 274 | 292 | 372 | 285 | 218 | 214 | 163 | 163 | 160 | 157 | 123 | 120 | 118 | 88 | 86 | 103 | 62 | 108 | 54 | 64 | 160 | 146 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:13AM0.97m | 7:34PM1.24m | 7:52AM0.95m | 8:12PM1.25m | 8:30AM0.93m | 8:49PM1.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:07PM0.15m | 2:01AM0.16m | 1:43PM0.16m | 2:40AM0.16m | 2:19PM0.17m | |||||||||||||||||||
6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | |
— | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:51 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
16 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 5 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 |
223 | 223 | 274 | 292 | 372 | 285 | 218 | 214 | 163 | 163 | 160 | 157 | 123 | 120 | 118 | 88 | 86 | 103 | 62 | 4 | 54 | 52 | 160 | 146 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 6 | NNW 4 | N 4 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | — | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 |
2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 27 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | — | 9 | 29 | 23 | 35 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 2 | 2 | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | NW 3 | N 4 | N 4 | — | — | — | N 2 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | ESE 2 | SE 3 | ESE 3 | — | — | ENE 9 | NE 4 | ENE 6 | — | — |
2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | 1 | 25 | 29 | 31 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 108 | 26 | 64 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 177 | 118 | 33 | 175 | 6 | 33 | 92 | 193 | 330 | 118 | 96 | 324 | 427 | 452 | 86 | 85 | 268 | 268 | 193 | 193 | 193 | 177 | 85 |
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