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Avalon Pier Surf Forecast
/ Carolina North (37 breaks) / Carolina (12 breaks) /
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Avalon Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 06 May 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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 6AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Evening (06 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Avalon Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed night, light winds from the ENE by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 6 | E 10 | S 4 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | |
42 | 39 | 34 | 39 | 40 | 74 | 8 | 44 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 78 | 74 | 41 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 11:13AM0.83m | 11:32PM1.10m | 12:01PM0.82m | 00:19AM1.07m | 12:55PM0.84m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:25AM0.26m | 4:58PM0.29m | 6:10AM0.28m | 5:46PM0.32m | 6:57AM0.29m | 6:42PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | SSE 8 | E 9 | E 8 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | E 9 | E 9 |
 kJ | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 27 | 36 | 28 | 17 | 28 | 41 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 4 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 4 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 42 | 26 | 25 | 13 | 12 | 23 | 24 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 8 | — | — | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 7 | SE 6 | NNE 4 | E 11 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 4 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SW 4 | SW 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | — | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | SE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 42 | 39 | 34 | 39 | 40 | 74 | 91 | 44 | 74 | 53 | 14 | 3 | 15 | 78 | 74 | — | — | 19 | 13 | 12 | — | — | 14 | 18 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1180 | 1068 | 1011 | 653 | 1088 | 1088 | 100 | 85 | 203 | 9 | 301 | 330 | 52 | 79 | 86 | 178 | 86 | 175 | 175 | 175 | 92 | 428 | 445 | 458 |
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