Avalon Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 08 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
16.4° C
(Which is 3.3°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 8PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (08 May)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (08 May)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the N by Mon morning).

Fri
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
1
SSE
5
1.1
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.4
E
9
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.3
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
14
25
25
25
25
25
26
42
55
55
51
54
38
26
25
32
26
26
26
26
19
19
25
Wind (km/h)
15
N
10
NE
15
ESE
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
S
25
S
30
S
25
SSW
20
S
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SSE
15
SE
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WNW
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
12:55PM0.84m
1:09AM1.04m
1:52PM0.87m
2:03AM1.03m
2:49PM0.94m
2:58AM1.03m
Low Tide
6:42PM0.34m
7:46AM0.27m
7:43PM0.34m
8:34AM0.24m
8:47PM0.31m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:01
6:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:54
7:55
7:57
7:58
1
1
3
Temp °C
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
19
20
19
20
20
20
20
19
19
20
21
23
23
23
23
21
18
10
12
11
12
13
14
15
15
15
15
18
19
19
19
19
19
21
23
22
21
22
23
21
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
8
0.6
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.5
NE
4
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
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
Energy kJ
23
14
7
10
25
25
25
26
28
27
27
51
54
38
25
25
32
26
26
26
26
19
19
19
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
6
0.3
E
8
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
NE
5
0.2
NNE
4
0.2
NNE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
Energy kJ
11
13
25
25
8
2
2
1
6
6
28
28
27
26
16
16
14
14
14
13
14
14
14
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
NE
5
0.2
SSW
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
S
3
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.3
E
12
Energy kJ
13
10
10
7
4
4
1
1
6
6
6
10
1
3
2
2
2
9
10
11
12
25
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
5
0.3
SE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
3
0.5
SSE
3
0.9
SSE
4
1
SSE
5
1.1
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
6
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.3
SW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.3
W
3
Energy kJ
19
6
15
3
5
22
42
55
55
3
2
3
1
1
2
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)
178
487
458
454
417
355
510
678
503
678
85
9
85
9
0
9
0
9
52
420
267
9
86
0
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
4
4
4
4
2
1
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
4
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
7
6
5
4
5
4
4
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