Avalon Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 23 Mar 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
9.7° C
(Which is 5.6°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 1PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 23). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (23 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (23 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)5s

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


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Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thu
26
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
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
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
1.3
N
1.5
N
1.8
NNE
2
NNE
2
NNE
1.9
NNE
1.8
NE
1.6
NE
1.4
NE
1.3
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
Period(s) (?)898885566777777777999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)37393624247412122232136734532127320015611211510211515415113313394
Wind
(km/h)
30
SW
30
SW
15
WNW
25
N
30
N
40
N
45
N
45
N
40
NNE
40
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
25
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
5
SE
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:36AM
1.02
12:06AM
1.32
12:32PM
0.96
1:06AM
1.26
1:35PM
0.92
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:41AM
0.07
5:33PM
0.08
6:38AM
0.13
6:29PM
0.13
7:41AM
0.18
7:33PM
0.18
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thu
26
Sunrise-7:01-------7:01-------6:58------
Sunset----7:15-------7:16-------7:17---
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
---11-------------------
Temp. °C1818191112109754333445678911121414
Feels °C (?)131417661-1-4-5-6-6-5-4-2-112345891212
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