Avalon Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.05° N 75.67° W

Issued: 7 pm 17 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Avalon Pier sea temperature is
24.2° C

Normal for this time of year

Avalon Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Avalon Pier today (18 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Avalon Pier at 3AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 17). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jun)0.5ft (0.1m)15s
Afternoon (18 Jun)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Evening (18 Jun)5ft (1.5m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Warm (max 34°C on Thu afternoon, min 20°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu night, light winds from the S by Fri night).

Wed
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Sat
20
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
7
0.1
E
16
0.4
SE
7
0.1
E
15
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
1.4
S
5
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
5
17
4
17
17
4
4
4
85
16
16
16
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
35
33
29
Wind (km/h)
20
E
20
SSE
25
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
35
SSW
30
WSW
15
SW
25
WSW
15
WNW
25
SSW
35
W
30
N
10
E
10
SE
10
S
10
NW
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
ENE
Wind State
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
10:32PM1.38m
11:02AM1.05m
11:28PM1.29m
12:01PM1.06m
00:22AM1.20m
12:58PM1.07m
Low Tide
4:00PM0.03m
5:03AM0.05m
5:01PM0.08m
5:55AM0.08m
6:02PM0.14m
6:46AM0.11m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:45
5:45
5:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:21
8:22
8:22
8:22
 mm
1
1
5
8
1
Temp °C
26
27
26
24
24
24
28
32
34
31
28
25
26
23
23
24
22
20
21
22
22
22
22
22
Feels °C
25
27
26
24
24
23
27
31
33
29
27
26
26
25
23
22
20
21
21
23
23
23
21
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
7
0.1
E
16
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.1
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.8
SSE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
Energy kJ
17
5
17
12
17
17
12
19
4
16
16
84
67
43
40
39
76
94
77
49
48
35
33
29
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
5
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.4
S
5
0.2
E
14
0.2
W
3
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.4
NNE
3
0.3
NNE
4
0.3
NNE
4
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.4
N
4
Energy kJ
1
1
5
4
4
4
4
4
1
16
16
7
15
1
14
14
14
4
2
2
13
13
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
E
6
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
Energy kJ
5
1
1
1
16
14
14
14
14
13
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.6
SSW
3
0.5
SSW
3
0.6
SSW
3
1.1
S
7
1.4
S
5
1.6
S
5
1
SSW
5
0.5
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.2
W
3
0.5
N
3
0.3
NNW
2
0.4
N
3
Energy kJ
33
5
5
4
7
6
9
127
85
126
40
9
4
3
1
4
1
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
862
1050
280
242
1011
756
1104
2763
210
85
85
8
9
9
100
256
203
301
85
8
8
92
175
175
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
1
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
4
8
4
4
6
4
4
4
5
5
9
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