Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.05° N 75.67° W

Avalon Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Avalon Pier sea temperature is
24.3°C
0.4° 

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


How big are the waves at Avalon Pier today (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Avalon Pier at 6PM is: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.8m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)10ft (3.0m)12s
Afternoon (26 Sep)8ft (2.4m)12s
Evening (26 Sep)7ft (2.1m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon afternoon).

Sat
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
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)
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1
1
1
0
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
NE
12
2.5
NE
12
2.1
ENE
11
2.2
NE
11
2
NE
11
2.1
NE
11
2
NE
10
1.9
NE
10
1.6
NE
10
1.4
NE
10
1.3
NE
10
1.1
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.6
NNE
8
0.7
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2872
1769
1134
1131
932
1028
820
692
530
384
299
188
135
45
81
67
47
47
46
45
44
Wind (km/h)
40
NNW
45
NW
40
NNW
35
NNW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
20
SW
15
WSW
5
W
15
WNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
0
SE
15
E
10
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
High Tide
8:01PM1.12m
8:22AM1.29m
8:43PM1.12m
9:05AM1.34m
9:28PM1.09m
Low Tide
1:56PM0.07m
2:03AM0.06m
2:42PM0.04m
2:43AM0.04m
3:29PM0.03m
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cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
18
18
17
18
17
16
16
16
18
21
23
23
21
20
19
19
19
20
21
21
21
Feels °C
10
10
10
12
11
10
11
11
13
16
20
21
21
18
18
18
18
18
21
19
20
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