Avalon Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 26 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
20.4° C
(Which is 1.4°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 8AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 26). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 May)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (26 May)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (26 May)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed night).

Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.6
SE
7
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
6
0.4
E
7
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
31
29
35
19
19
21
20
17
34
39
43
54
42
66
34
45
45
54
41
43
42
34
26
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
5
WNW
5
SSE
15
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
W
20
W
20
WNW
5
WSW
15
SSW
25
SW
30
WSW
25
WNW
20
N
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
4:25AM0.96m
5:01PM1.14m
5:12AM0.92m
5:43PM1.17m
5:55AM0.90m
6:23PM1.19m
Low Tide
10:31AM0.18m
11:23PM0.25m
11:11AM0.19m
00:09AM0.24m
11:50AM0.19m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:48
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:08
8:09
8:10
3
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
1
Temp °C
24
23
24
25
26
25
26
24
23
23
23
25
27
26
25
26
24
23
21
19
20
21
22
22
23
22
24
27
28
28
28
24
23
23
23
25
27
26
28
27
24
21
20
18
19
21
23
22
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
8
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
Energy kJ
31
42
43
35
40
38
21
20
35
34
39
43
54
42
66
34
45
45
41
41
42
33
32
26
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.4
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.1
E
13
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.6
SE
8
0.2
WSW
3
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.2
S
7
Energy kJ
31
29
18
19
19
18
10
17
9
9
3
4
4
1
9
4
4
54
1
43
42
34
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
Energy kJ
4
4
2
1
7
8
1
1
1
3
3
3
1
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
6
0.6
SW
4
0.6
SW
3
0.5
SW
4
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.6
S
3
0.7
SSW
4
0.5
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.6
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.6
SW
3
0.5
WSW
3
0.2
WNW
3
0.2
NNE
2
0.3
NE
3
0.3
NE
3
Energy kJ
81
10
7
6
5
3
8
16
5
6
9
6
4
2
2
1
4
6
5
1
1
1
1
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
1
Distance (km)
85
85
9
0
9
86
9
282
86
9
86
9
0
100
0
85
9
268
0
177
203
175
175
324
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
2
3
2
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
9
9
5
6
7
6
7
7
9
6
9
6
9
9
9
8
7
9
7
7
6
5
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