Avalon Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 23 Apr 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
15.6° C
(Which is 2.4°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 7AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 23). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (23 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (23 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
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)
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.2
E
17
0.2
ENE
17
0.3
ENE
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
11
15
29
45
50
56
46
49
45
28
26
12
14
11
10
5
5
12
7
7
24
28
51
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
15
W
15
W
20
S
20
S
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WNW
10
W
15
W
5
SW
25
ESE
25
SE
25
E
20
S
15
SW
20
SW
15
W
5
SSW
20
SSW
5
NNW
10
SSE
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
00:56AM1.25m
1:33PM0.94m
2:01AM1.17m
2:42PM0.95m
3:05AM1.11m
3:46PM0.99m
Low Tide
7:33AM0.16m
7:29PM0.21m
8:35AM0.19m
8:41PM0.24m
9:34AM0.19m
9:51PM0.24m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:18
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:42
7:43
7:44
1
3
Temp °C
20
18
18
20
24
25
25
22
20
19
18
19
23
20
19
19
20
20
18
21
24
21
18
17
15
14
14
17
21
21
22
20
16
16
16
17
23
16
15
16
18
18
15
19
23
19
18
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.3
NE
4
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.4
S
4
Energy kJ
11
11
15
29
45
50
56
46
49
45
28
26
12
14
11
10
5
3
12
7
7
6
4
5
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
9
0.3
S
4
0.2
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
NNE
3
0.2
NNE
4
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
S
3
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
E
17
0.2
ENE
17
0.3
ENE
16
Energy kJ
5
5
5
5
3
3
3
3
3
5
11
6
6
5
1
1
5
1
5
5
24
28
51
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
7
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
SE
9
0.1
S
7
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
4
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
S
3
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.3
NE
5
Energy kJ
2
7
8
3
1
2
1
3
3
3
1
1
1
4
4
5
1
6
1
1
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
4
0.7
WSW
4
0.5
W
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.2
W
3
0.4
S
2
0.6
S
3
0.6
S
4
0.3
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
W
3
0.2
WNW
2
0.4
SE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.7
S
4
0.9
SSW
4
0.2
WNW
3
Energy kJ
23
11
5
3
1
2
8
10
2
3
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
12
29
1
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
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
210
210
52
52
9
330
9
9
9
9
9
52
52
52
1178
52
832
875
242
900
1083
750
203
20
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)
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
8
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