Avalon Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 01 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
16.1° C
(Which is 2.8°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 9PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (01 May)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (01 May)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNE on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon).

Fri
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Mon
4
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
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
E
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.6
E
9
1.7
NNE
5
1.7
NNE
6
1.5
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
6
0.8
E
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
NE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
160
251
226
172
156
136
86
84
82
55
161
179
149
128
82
166
147
103
71
50
59
44
43
24
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
15
NE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
25
N
40
NNE
45
NNE
45
N
35
N
30
N
20
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
10
WNW
0
NE
30
SE
25
SSE
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:12PM1.25m
8:30AM0.93m
8:49PM1.24m
9:08AM0.91m
9:28PM1.22m
Low Tide
1:43PM0.16m
2:40AM0.16m
2:19PM0.17m
3:20AM0.18m
2:56PM0.19m
4:00AM0.20m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:07
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:49
7:50
7:51
7:52
5
7
5
11
5
2
Temp °C
12
12
12
13
14
16
15
14
12
11
11
10
12
12
11
10
11
14
15
13
14
15
16
15
7
8
7
8
10
14
14
10
5
2
2
3
5
7
5
3
6
10
13
7
9
10
11
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
E
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.5
E
9
0.6
E
8
1
NNE
6
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
NE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
8
Energy kJ
160
251
226
172
156
136
86
84
82
55
23
25
38
51
80
166
147
103
71
50
59
44
43
24
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
6
0.2
S
5
0.6
NNE
5
0.5
NNE
5
0.4
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
4
0.2
N
5
0.5
SE
4
0.5
SE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.8
E
8
0.3
SE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.4
NNW
4
0.5
N
5
0.5
N
5
0.4
NNE
5
0.3
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
5
0.3
SE
8
Energy kJ
1
2
18
14
9
2
2
9
11
14
38
38
21
23
82
9
15
7
10
13
9
5
2
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
6
0.1
SE
6
0.3
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SSE
7
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
Energy kJ
3
2
8
26
15
15
20
6
7
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNE
5
0.8
NE
5
0.4
SE
3
0.5
SE
3
0.4
NE
2
1.1
NNE
4
1.7
NNE
5
1.7
NNE
6
1.5
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
6
0.4
NW
3
0.2
W
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.5
SSW
3
0.6
SSW
3
0.6
SW
3
Energy kJ
38
30
2
6
1
40
161
179
149
128
2
1
3
6
8
7
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
1
1
Distance (km)
301
100
324
324
248
40
85
20
175
350
350
177
178
85
177
177
177
0
0
210
528
503
678
800
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
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