Avalon Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 27 Apr 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
16.3° C
(Which is 2.1°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 6PM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Apr)6ft (1.9m)9s
Afternoon (27 Apr)6ft (1.9m)9s
Evening (27 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)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 Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu morning).

Mon
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thu
30
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
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
NE
9
1.9
NE
9
1.9
NE
9
1.8
NE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
573
550
550
505
395
355
324
318
473
597
597
521
478
396
338
331
331
292
292
286
232
223
183
179
Wind (km/h)
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
20
ENE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
15
NNE
15
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
10
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
20
ESE
20
E
20
NW
35
NNW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:33PM1.11m
5:49AM1.01m
6:16PM1.17m
6:33AM0.99m
6:56PM1.21m
7:13AM0.97m
Low Tide
11:13AM0.18m
11:49PM0.21m
11:53AM0.16m
00:37AM0.18m
12:31PM0.16m
1:20AM0.17m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:11
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:45
7:46
7:46
7:47
2
3
3
1
Temp °C
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
14
16
17
15
15
15
15
15
15
4
4
4
5
6
7
8
7
8
8
8
8
8
9
9
11
14
13
13
11
12
13
13
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
Energy kJ
355
324
318
473
597
597
521
478
396
338
331
331
292
292
286
232
223
183
179
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.8
SE
4
0.7
SE
5
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
Energy kJ
2
2
1
1
1
22
25
24
21
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
5
0.5
S
5
Energy kJ
1
14
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
NE
9
1.9
NE
9
1.9
NE
9
1.8
NE
9
1.6
ENE
9
0.5
SE
3
0.6
SE
3
0.9
SE
4
0.3
WNW
2
0.4
NW
3
Energy kJ
573
550
550
505
395
4
7
21
1
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
Distance (km)
178
308
688
327
327
178
118
118
118
175
92
248
102
9
9
0
40
649
649
248
86
59
85
177
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
6
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
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