Avalon Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.05° N 75.67° W

Issued: 7 am 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Avalon Pier sea temperature is

25.8° C

Avalon Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Avalon Pier today (26 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Avalon Pier at 11AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (26 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	8s
Afternoon (26 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	8s
Evening (26 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 21°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds.
	Sunday 26							Monday 27								Tuesday 28
	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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SSE 4	S 5
Wave Graph
kJ	49	49	36	36	35	35	34	34	33	33	33	33	32	29	29	40	42	26	26	26	26	27	36
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNW	N	NNE	NE	E	S	SW	S	S	S	SSW	SSE	S	SSW	SW	WSW	WSW	SSW	SSW	S	SSW	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross
High Tide		5:31AM0.82m				6:09PM1.11m				6:22AM0.84m				6:56PM1.14m				7:10AM0.87m				7:40PM1.16m
Low Tide				11:27AM0.25m				00:41AM0.31m				12:17PM0.23m				1:26AM0.28m				1:05PM0.21m


	6:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	8:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:10	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	3	2	1	2	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	22
Temp °C	22	21	22	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	26	27	28	27	27	26	25	24	25	28	27	26	25
Feels °C	21	20	22	23	23	23	23	24	24	25	27	28	30	27	28	26	26	26	28	30	26	25	25
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9
kJ	30	49	36	36	16	18	18	15	33	33	33	33	32	29	29	40	42	26	26	26	26	24	25
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	NE 5	ENE 6	—	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	ENE 6
kJ	49	14	3	—	35	35	34	34	15	16	16	15	11	11	8	8	8	5	5	5	5	5	3
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 6	S 6	—	—	S 6	S 4	—	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	—	—	1	2	—	8	8	5	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	NNW 3	NE 5	NE 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 3	S 3	S 4	S 5	—	—	—	SSW 2	S 3	SSE 4	S 5
kJ	—	3	22	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	3	9	7	—	—	—	1	3	27	36
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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
Distance (km)	86	86	177	92	92	301	86	9	9	9	52	9	1063	1180	819	353	0	246	52	2654	428	498	1185
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina	Surf City Pier	Surf City Pier	Bogue Pier	Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras	Frisco Pier/Cape Hatteras	Fort Fisher		Hatteras Light House	Hatteras Light House	Chicahauk	K.O.A	Chicahauk					Chicahauk		S-Turns
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1		1	1	1	1	1					1		1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	9	5	5	5

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