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Avalon Pier Surf Forecast
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Avalon Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 12 May 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
16.7° C
(Which is 3.2°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 12PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (12 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Avalon Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | |
108 | 76 | 64 | 42 | 46 | 41 | 49 | 28 | 28 | 47 | 35 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 36 | 49 | 56 | 49 | 35 | 37 | 48 | 51 | 52 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 3:54AM1.04m | 4:35PM1.15m | 4:49AM1.06m | 5:25PM1.26m | 5:43AM1.07m | 6:16PM1.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:10AM0.13m | 10:50PM0.18m | 10:58AM0.08m | 11:47PM0.11m | 11:46AM0.03m | 00:42AM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | 8:00 |
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Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 |
8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
 kJ | 23 | 24 | 64 | 42 | 46 | 41 | 49 | 28 | 28 | 47 | 35 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 49 | 56 | 49 | 35 | 37 | 48 | 51 | 52 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 14 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 13 | E 14 | E 13 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 14 | S 6 | E 14 | E 14 | S 6 | — | E 15 | E 15 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 6 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 7 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | S 6 | E 13 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | S 6 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SW 2 | W 2 | NNW 3 | N 4 | N 5 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | 108 | 76 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 19 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 28 | 27 | 19 | 9 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 85 | 86 | 301 | 438 | 438 | 916 | 339 | 819 | 9 | 9 | 324 | 438 | 653 | 602 | 301 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 177 | 248 | 248 | 92 | 178 | 178 |
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