Avalon Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 05 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
14.8° C
(Which is 4.7°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 3PM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (05 May)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (05 May)3ft (0.9m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 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
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
6
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.7
S
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
1
SSE
4
1.1
S
5
1
S
6
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.8
NNE
4
0.7
NNE
4
0.3
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
30
18
17
8
14
29
37
42
37
43
40
41
56
71
8
8
8
8
8
7
8
25
21
15
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
15
SW
25
SSW
15
NW
25
NE
30
NNE
35
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
10:28AM0.86m
10:49PM1.14m
11:13AM0.83m
11:32PM1.10m
12:01PM0.82m
00:19AM1.07m
Low Tide
4:42AM0.23m
4:15PM0.25m
5:25AM0.26m
4:58PM0.29m
6:10AM0.28m
5:46PM0.32m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:05
6:03
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:52
7:52
7:53
7:54
1
4
5
1
1
2
4
1
Temp °C
17
18
21
22
21
20
19
19
19
20
22
23
22
21
21
21
20
20
18
12
12
12
12
12
14
15
18
17
16
16
15
16
16
17
20
19
18
17
18
19
21
19
18
8
7
6
9
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
10
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SE
5
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
Energy kJ
18
12
7
8
8
8
8
8
6
8
8
8
8
8
8
39
34
27
28
30
31
27
34
36
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
8
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
9
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.4
SW
3
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
Energy kJ
1
18
17
7
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
2
15
12
13
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
2
3
3
2
2
1
4
2
8
7
7
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
6
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.6
S
3
0.7
S
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
1
SSE
4
1.1
S
5
1
S
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.6
SW
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.6
SW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.4
W
3
0.8
NNE
4
0.7
NNE
4
0.6
NNE
4
Energy kJ
30
2
3
8
14
29
37
42
37
43
40
41
56
71
64
10
8
8
7
2
3
25
21
15
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Distance (km)
512
678
1178
1229
1185
1866
830
833
875
875
756
1180
1088
86
282
86
9
360
362
79
463
246
178
175
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
2
3
1
1
1
3
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
9
7
7
6
5
6
6
5
5
5
6
5
6
5
6
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