Avalon Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.05° N 75.67° W

Issued: 1 pm 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Avalon Pier sea temperature is

27.8° C

Avalon Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Avalon Pier today (16 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Avalon Pier at 7PM is: 0.6m 3s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	8s
Afternoon (16 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	8s
Evening (16 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	4s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the SSW by Sat night).
	Thu 16					Friday 17								Saturday 18
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	S 4	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	S 4	S 4	ESE 8	ESE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	12	12	12	9	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	7	7	7	6	18	35	6	6
Wind (km/h)	WSW	SE	S	SSW	SSW	SW	WSW	W	NNW	ENE	ESE	SSE	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	S	SSW	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	glassy	on	on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	9:46AM1.11m				10:14PM1.32m				10:41AM1.13m					11:04PM1.24m				11:33AM1.14m
Low Tide			3:49PM0.02m				4:36AM0.05m				4:46PM0.07m					5:22AM0.07m				5:41PM0.12m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	8:19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:17	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	26	28	31	28	27	26	26	26	27	27	28	29	28	27	27	27	30	31	31	28	27
Feels °C	30	30	32	29	28	28	29	30	32	30	31	32	31	30	30	29	32	31	28	25	24
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	NNE 4	NNE 4	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8
kJ	12	12	12	6	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	3	3	7	6	7	6	6	6
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 6	E 6	E 5	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	SSE 4	S 4	—	SE 4	E 14	N 4	ESE 8	ESE 8	NNE 4	NNE 4	NE 4	E 13	E 13	E 13
kJ	3	2	2	3	1	1	1	2	2	—	1	4	1	7	7	2	2	1	3	3	3
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 16	E 16	E 15	E 15	E 15	E 15	E 15	S 3	E 14	E 14	E 14	—	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 13	E 13	E 9	E 9	E 9
kJ	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	1	4	4	4	—	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	2	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 2	—	S 3	S 4	S 4	SSW 4	SSW 4	WSW 3	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 2	SSW 2	SSW 3	S 3	S 4	S 4	S 5	SSW 5
kJ	1	—	2	9	13	15	7	1	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	3	8	18	35	61	87
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Indian Wells Long Island NY	Garbanzo Great Abaco	Garbanzo Great Abaco	Lavallette New Jersey	Strathmere 7th Street New Jersey	Coral Cove Florida - South	Summerville Nova Scotia	Kennington Cove Cape Breton Island	Inches Puerto Rico	Summerville Nova Scotia	Summerville Nova Scotia	White Point Beach Nova Scotia	Ingonish Beach Cape Breton Island	Fort Pierce North Jetty Florida - North	White Point Beach Nova Scotia	White Point Beach Nova Scotia	East End Grand Cayman	East End Grand Cayman	Rehoboth Main Delaware	Chincoteague Virginia	Coastguard/St Simons Georgia
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1
Distance (km)	629	1068	1068	458	362	1093	1272	1702	2226	1272	1272	1279	1731	1050	1279	1279	1938	1938	301	210	760
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	1	2	3	4	4	4	3	1	1	2	3	3	3	3	3	1	2	1
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	6	6	5	5	6	7	7	6	9	9	9	8	8	6	6	6	6	6

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