Avon Pier surf break

Avon Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 27 May 2026 EDT
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Avon Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Avon Pier sea temperature is
23.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Avon Pier today (28 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Avon Pier at 3AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 27). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (28 May)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (28 May)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 26°C on Wed night, min 15°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the NNE by Sat afternoon).

Wed
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Sat
30
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
11 AM
2 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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
1
S
6
0.9
SSW
7
0.7
SSW
7
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
S
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
9
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
1.1
NE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
70
70
58
57
84
75
47
45
34
51
51
44
46
23
24
24
24
23
20
30
12
11
18
49
Wind (km/h)
40
SW
30
SW
40
SW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
W
25
NNW
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NE
20
ENE
25
NE
25
NNE
30
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
ESE
15
S
25
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
25
WNW
35
N
45
NNE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
High Tide
5:56PM0.95m
6:03AM0.68m
6:37PM0.98m
6:46AM0.65m
7:14PM1.00m
7:26AM0.62m
Low Tide
00:21AM0.08m
11:58AM-0.00m
1:08AM0.07m
12:34PM0.01m
1:50AM0.06m
1:08PM0.02m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:48
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:07
8:07
8:08
8:09
1
1
2
6
1
2
1
Temp °C
27
26
25
25
25
24
23
21
22
22
22
22
20
19
18
18
19
20
22
23
23
23
21
17
24
25
22
22
22
22
22
17
19
18
19
17
16
14
14
15
18
18
19
20
21
21
16
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
1
S
6
0.9
SSW
7
0.7
SSW
7
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.3
NE
5
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.5
S
4
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SSE
8
Energy kJ
70
70
58
57
84
75
47
33
34
51
51
38
37
23
24
17
23
23
4
30
12
8
18
14
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.1
E
12
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
9
0.3
SSW
6
0.3
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.1
E
10
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
6
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SSW
4
0.2
E
8
Energy kJ
4
4
3
47
47
45
45
32
42
43
44
46
8
7
12
6
4
2
3
3
11
3
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.2
WSW
4
0.2
WNW
4
0.1
E
12
0.2
S
7
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.2
S
6
0.1
NE
6
0.2
E
8
0.2
ENE
8
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
4
24
24
2
2
2
3
1
6
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
5
1.3
SSW
6
1.4
SSW
6
1.5
SSW
6
0.9
W
4
0.9
W
4
0.5
NW
4
0.5
N
3
0.6
NNE
3
0.6
NNE
4
0.4
NE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.6
NE
3
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.5
S
6
0.7
SSW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.5
W
3
0.7
N
3
1.1
NE
5
Energy kJ
97
107
119
159
23
23
6
5
9
8
4
5
6
10
18
9
20
11
15
5
11
49
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
47
87
213
285
163
207
20
132
154
265
286
125
125
482
132
826
1054
503
482
1142
213
405
405
988
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
4
4
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
4
4
1
2
2
1
2
2
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
9
9
8
9
8
7
7
7
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
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