Avalon Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 29 Apr 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
16.0° C
(Which is 2.6°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 6PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Afternoon (29 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (29 Apr)4ft (1.2m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Sat
2
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
2
2
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
11
1.2
ENE
11
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1
E
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
338
320
320
286
300
306
263
263
232
292
302
270
260
245
200
163
160
157
154
120
113
83
79
82
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
S
15
SW
15
W
20
NNW
20
N
10
N
15
E
20
NE
15
N
35
N
35
N
30
N
25
N
15
NNE
15
E
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:56PM1.21m
7:13AM0.97m
7:34PM1.24m
7:52AM0.95m
8:12PM1.25m
Low Tide
12:31PM0.16m
1:20AM0.17m
1:07PM0.15m
2:01AM0.16m
1:43PM0.16m
2:40AM0.16m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:09
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:46
7:47
7:49
7:50
1
2
Temp °C
14
16
18
18
18
18
18
16
15
15
16
16
16
13
12
11
11
11
12
12
12
13
14
12
10
11
13
15
17
18
18
14
12
13
14
12
12
5
4
5
5
7
8
7
7
8
9
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
11
1.2
ENE
11
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1
E
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
ENE
9
Energy kJ
338
320
320
286
300
306
263
263
232
292
302
270
260
245
200
163
160
157
154
120
113
83
79
82
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.4
SSE
4
0.2
SSE
4
0.3
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.1
S
7
0.3
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.5
NNE
6
0.3
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
5
0.2
S
6
Energy kJ
1
2
2
2
6
1
6
1
6
6
1
7
3
3
2
34
28
17
5
2
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
Energy kJ
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.6
SE
3
0.6
SSE
3
0.5
SSE
4
0.3
NNW
2
0.3
N
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.9
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
0.2
ESE
2
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.6
SE
3
Energy kJ
1
1
9
8
7
1
1
3
29
37
36
46
1
2
3
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
175
301
649
55
33
0
0
92
118
14
175
79
79
193
175
175
177
175
210
338
256
86
85
267
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
2
2
2
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
7
5
5
4
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