Avalon Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 03 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
15.8° C
(Which is 3.4°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 10AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 03). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (03 May)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (03 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

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Tue morning).

Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
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)
0.6
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.8
NNE
6
0.6
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.9
S
4
0.3
ENE
10
0.6
S
5
0.7
S
3
0.8
S
4
0.9
S
4
0.9
SSE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
52
63
68
72
70
54
59
45
40
25
24
24
29
14
18
18
19
25
18
21
11
18
28
31
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
35
NW
35
NNW
30
NW
15
NNW
15
ENE
20
SE
25
SSE
25
S
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
S
35
S
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
25
S
35
S
30
S
30
SSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:08AM0.91m
9:28PM1.22m
9:47AM0.88m
10:08PM1.18m
10:28AM0.86m
10:49PM1.14m
Low Tide
3:20AM0.18m
2:56PM0.19m
4:00AM0.20m
3:34PM0.22m
4:42AM0.23m
4:15PM0.25m
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:07
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:51
7:52
7:52
1
Temp °C
12
11
10
11
13
12
11
12
14
15
15
18
20
20
18
17
17
16
17
20
22
21
20
19
7
3
2
3
7
7
5
6
8
9
9
14
15
13
11
10
12
12
14
18
17
16
15
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
5
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.8
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.5
NNE
6
0.5
E
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.5
SSE
6
0.3
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
Energy kJ
22
63
68
72
70
43
34
18
40
25
24
24
29
14
18
18
19
18
18
17
8
8
8
8
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
7
0.5
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.3
SE
7
0.3
SE
7
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.4
NNE
6
0.3
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
6
0.3
SE
8
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
E
10
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
E
8
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
Energy kJ
38
13
10
8
9
54
59
45
10
6
3
9
3
8
3
3
1
18
18
3
3
3
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
8
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.2
E
11
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SSE
7
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
NNE
5
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
NE
6
0.1
N
5
0.1
N
5
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
52
11
17
9
9
9
21
10
10
5
3
6
1
1
1
2
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
N
4
0.8
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
4
1
N
5
1
N
5
0.2
ESE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.6
S
3
1
S
4
1
S
4
1.1
S
4
1
S
4
0.9
S
4
0.4
SW
4
0.6
S
5
0.7
S
3
0.8
S
4
0.9
S
4
0.9
SSE
4
Energy kJ
13
18
34
49
56
6
31
6
3
1
2
7
33
41
50
39
25
4
21
11
18
28
31
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
85
248
177
177
177
85
210
282
586
765
802
1180
799
859
867
678
678
678
678
1614
512
828
1866
1866
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
1
3
3
3
3
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
8
5
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