Avalon Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 07 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
15.2° C
(Which is 4.5°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 5PM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 07). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (07 May)1.5ft (0.5m)4s
Evening (07 May)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the NE by Fri afternoon).

Thu
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
10
0.5
SE
6
1.5
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
6
1.2
NE
6
0.9
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
8
0.6
NE
5
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
1.1
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
5
1.2
SSE
6
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
20
131
111
88
47
38
25
23
14
25
25
25
25
25
26
36
55
78
94
28
31
27
16
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
40
NNE
40
NE
35
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
25
NNW
20
N
15
N
10
NE
15
E
20
SE
20
S
20
S
20
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
15
SW
15
SW
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:01PM0.82m
00:19AM1.07m
12:55PM0.84m
1:09AM1.04m
1:52PM0.87m
2:03AM1.03m
Low Tide
5:46PM0.32m
6:57AM0.29m
6:42PM0.34m
7:46AM0.27m
7:43PM0.34m
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:01
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:53
7:54
7:55
7:57
3
8
8
3
2
Temp °C
20
13
12
11
12
12
12
13
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
19
20
20
21
21
21
20
20
19
18
6
5
4
7
8
8
9
10
12
11
12
14
14
16
15
15
15
17
19
19
18
20
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
8
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.8
SSE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SSE
6
Energy kJ
27
20
28
34
22
22
16
23
23
14
14
14
11
25
25
26
27
27
27
28
46
31
21
22
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
10
0.3
S
4
0.2
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.3
E
8
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
NE
5
0.2
NNE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
5
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
ENE
9
Energy kJ
8
2
7
16
15
14
25
12
11
13
25
25
25
6
2
1
1
1
6
6
28
27
27
16
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
3
0.1
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
5
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
Energy kJ
1
2
7
7
3
3
1
1
10
10
6
1
7
4
6
1
1
6
6
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
3
0.5
N
4
1.5
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
6
1.2
NE
6
0.9
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSE
3
0.6
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
1.1
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
5
1.2
SSE
6
0.6
SW
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.5
SW
3
0.3
SW
2
Energy kJ
4
8
131
111
88
47
38
25
19
15
18
3
10
36
55
78
94
9
9
6
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
330
330
52
193
85
86
177
175
175
92
458
452
360
420
479
678
800
678
487
1731
85
85
9
9
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
8
7
6
6
6
7
5
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
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