Avalon Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 28 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
21.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Avalon Pier today (28 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Avalon Pier at 6PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 28). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (28 May)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (28 May)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the NNE by Sat afternoon).

Thu
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sun
31
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
1
N
4
1
N
5
0.7
N
5
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.7
NNE
5
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.8
N
4
1.2
NNE
5
1.5
NNE
5
1.6
NE
6
1.5
NE
6
1.5
NE
7
1.6
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
34
34
34
38
50
23
18
19
23
18
18
18
11
11
11
11
15
59
125
172
161
200
297
313
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
15
NNE
25
N
25
N
20
N
15
NNE
10
E
20
SSE
30
SSW
30
SW
30
WSW
25
WNW
30
N
40
NNE
35
NE
35
NE
30
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:23PM1.19m
6:36AM0.89m
7:03PM1.21m
7:17AM0.88m
7:43PM1.22m
7:58AM0.88m
Low Tide
11:50AM0.19m
00:52AM0.23m
12:28PM0.18m
1:33AM0.22m
1:07PM0.19m
2:15AM0.22m
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:48
5:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:10
8:10
8:12
8:13
Temp °C
23
23
24
23
21
20
19
18
17
17
18
19
20
20
20
20
19
18
16
16
16
16
15
15
23
21
20
19
17
18
15
13
13
14
17
16
16
17
17
18
14
11
9
9
10
11
10
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.6
NNE
5
0.5
NNE
5
0.5
NNE
5
0.4
NNE
5
0.3
SE
8
0.3
NE
5
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
Energy kJ
34
34
34
26
26
23
18
18
18
17
13
14
9
11
4
11
11
11
7
7
7
3
3
3
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
NNE
5
0.3
SE
8
0.3
NE
5
0.3
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
S
6
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
Energy kJ
4
4
1
1
1
14
7
7
7
18
18
18
11
4
11
4
10
7
2
4
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
NE
9
0.3
NE
5
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.1
E
15
Energy kJ
2
2
2
3
4
8
7
7
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NW
3
0.5
N
3
0.6
N
4
1
N
4
1
N
5
0.7
N
5
0.7
N
4
0.7
NNE
4
0.7
NNE
5
0.4
SSW
3
0.6
SW
3
0.8
SW
4
0.7
W
4
0.8
N
4
1.2
NNE
5
1.5
NNE
5
1.6
NE
6
1.5
NE
6
1.5
NE
7
1.6
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
Energy kJ
5
6
9
38
50
23
16
19
23
2
9
16
12
15
59
125
172
161
200
297
313
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
283
193
175
301
301
175
175
518
178
1063
765
653
498
602
440
440
653
833
765
756
534
327
118
118
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
1
2
3
4
3
1
1
2
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
7
7
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
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