Avalon Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 29 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
22.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Avalon Pier today (30 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Avalon Pier at 1AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 29). An 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 (30 May)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (30 May)4ft (1.2m)5s
Evening (30 May)4ft (1.2m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Fri night, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Sat afternoon, light winds from the NE by Sun afternoon).

Fri
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Mon
1
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ENE
8
1.1
N
4
1.3
NNE
5
1.2
NNE
5
1.3
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.4
NE
7
1.6
NE
8
1.5
NE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.4
NE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
17
17
18
11
7
7
48
91
83
124
141
181
314
342
338
416
453
394
320
272
245
204
151
Wind (km/h)
10
E
20
SSE
25
SSW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
W
25
N
40
NNE
40
NNE
35
NNE
35
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
10
NE
15
E
20
SE
25
S
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:03PM1.21m
7:17AM0.88m
7:43PM1.22m
7:58AM0.88m
8:23PM1.21m
8:40AM0.87m
Low Tide
1:33AM0.22m
1:07PM0.19m
2:15AM0.22m
1:47PM0.19m
2:56AM0.22m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:47
5:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:10
8:12
8:13
8:13
1
2
Temp °C
19
20
21
21
21
21
20
18
18
18
16
15
15
15
15
16
16
17
17
18
19
20
21
20
17
18
19
18
18
18
17
11
9
11
9
9
10
10
11
13
13
13
13
13
16
17
18
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNE
4
0.4
NNE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
SE
8
0.3
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.2
WSW
3
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
1.5
NE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.4
NE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
Energy kJ
8
7
5
18
4
4
1
11
11
7
11
7
7
7
342
338
416
453
394
320
272
245
204
151
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
NE
5
0.3
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.1
E
15
0.1
S
6
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
S
5
0.2
E
12
0.3
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
7
0.2
ESE
7
Energy kJ
17
17
17
4
11
7
7
10
4
1
7
2
12
11
7
8
3
7
8
7
9
9
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
NE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
S
4
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
S
6
0.2
ESE
9
Energy kJ
2
2
3
8
8
2
6
7
4
4
4
3
1
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
2
0.6
SSW
3
0.7
SW
4
0.5
WSW
3
0.4
NNW
3
1.1
N
4
1.3
NNE
5
1.2
NNE
5
1.3
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.4
NE
7
1.6
NE
8
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
SSW
3
0.6
SSW
3
0.5
SSW
3
0.6
SSW
4
Energy kJ
1
6
12
7
3
48
91
83
124
141
181
314
3
5
7
7
10
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
2
1
Distance (km)
92
875
301
488
440
655
714
754
760
830
672
327
118
118
118
118
308
428
282
454
282
282
9
9
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
2
3
4
3
3
4
1
2
2
4
2
3
4
3
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
8
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