Avalon Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 23 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
22.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Avalon Pier today?

The current surf forecast for Avalon Pier at 7PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (23 May)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (23 May)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 22°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tue
26
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)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
164
164
187
203
202
207
197
202
202
177
157
128
96
94
92
69
65
48
49
46
40
31
29
29
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
20
SSW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:25PM1.02m
2:41AM1.07m
3:23PM1.06m
3:35AM1.00m
4:15PM1.10m
4:25AM0.96m
Low Tide
8:10AM0.15m
8:29PM0.24m
9:02AM0.17m
9:33PM0.26m
9:48AM0.18m
10:31PM0.26m
part cloud
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:50
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:07
8:07
8:08
8:08
1
4
1
3
2
5
5
2
1
2
4
1
1
1
3
3
5
Temp °C
21
22
23
24
24
24
24
24
24
23
24
23
24
24
23
24
25
25
26
24
24
23
23
23
24
25
25
26
26
25
26
25
24
22
23
22
24
24
22
23
25
24
26
24
23
22
23
23
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.7
SE
7
Energy kJ
164
164
187
203
202
207
197
202
202
177
157
128
96
94
92
69
65
48
49
46
33
31
29
44
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.6
SE
7
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.6
SE
7
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.4
SE
7
0.5
E
8
Energy kJ
39
28
28
28
28
34
2
2
21
15
27
3
3
3
3
16
29
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
15
Energy kJ
3
3
3
5
5
5
5
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
7
0.7
SE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
1
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
1
SSE
7
1.1
SSE
6
1.1
S
6
1
S
6
1
S
4
1.1
S
6
1.1
S
6
0.7
SW
4
Energy kJ
82
75
42
69
69
64
90
99
79
90
107
110
93
104
97
84
40
98
100
15
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
40
85
85
9
0
0
8
40
85
86
86
85
85
85
85
85
40
40
86
85
85
85
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
7
9
9
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