Avalon Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 20 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
19.8° C
(Which is 1.3°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: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (20 May)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (20 May)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu morning).

Wed
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Sat
23
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
1
SSE
6
0.5
ESE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
1
NNE
6
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
45
71
46
46
46
45
62
43
110
105
118
100
80
69
67
69
69
80
100
102
119
123
112
115
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
SSE
30
S
30
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
SE
20
S
15
S
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
NE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
5
W
10
NW
10
N
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
11:16AM0.99m
11:43PM1.32m
12:18PM0.99m
00:43AM1.23m
1:22PM1.00m
1:43AM1.14m
Low Tide
5:10PM0.09m
6:18AM0.10m
6:14PM0.15m
7:16AM0.13m
7:22PM0.21m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
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5:52
5:52
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:05
8:06
8:06
8:07
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
Temp °C
25
26
27
23
23
22
22
23
23
25
26
24
20
19
19
19
20
20
21
21
20
20
19
19
25
25
24
21
23
23
23
26
26
26
25
25
21
19
20
19
22
22
24
23
22
23
20
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.8
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.9
SE
9
0.9
SE
8
0.1
E
14
0.9
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
1
NNE
6
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
Energy kJ
45
71
46
46
46
45
40
35
110
105
4
100
80
69
67
69
69
80
100
102
119
123
112
115
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.5
E
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.7
NNE
5
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
4
4
39
43
4
4
16
15
15
27
3
4
3
69
53
43
41
41
53
53
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
13
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
5
0.5
S
3
0.7
S
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
5
1
SSE
6
0.6
S
6
0.7
S
5
0.9
SE
8
0.5
N
4
0.7
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
Energy kJ
7
4
14
20
25
34
62
23
28
118
10
31
37
55
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
445
438
309
327
246
0
0
0
575
533
9
6
14
40
52
6
6
0
14
0
0
0
14
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
8
9
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