Avon Pier surf break

Avon Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 01 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
18.6° C
(Which is 2.4°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Avon Pier today?

The current surf forecast for Avon Pier at 1AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 01). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (02 May)3.5ft (1.1m)4s
Evening (02 May)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Sat morning, light winds from the N by Sun afternoon).

Fri
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Mon
4
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
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
1.1
NE
4
0.7
E
6
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
140
109
108
60
59
41
40
42
33
55
58
60
60
48
48
45
45
42
39
33
24
15
13
13
Wind (km/h)
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
SSE
15
SW
20
NNE
50
N
45
N
50
NNE
40
N
30
N
25
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
20
NW
5
N
15
ESE
10
S
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
on
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:15PM1.01m
8:27AM0.68m
8:48PM1.00m
9:02AM0.64m
9:22PM0.99m
9:38AM0.61m
Low Tide
2:44AM0.02m
2:14PM0.01m
3:22AM0.04m
2:45PM0.03m
4:00AM0.06m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
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>
6:09
6:07
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:46
7:47
7:49
7:50
3
6
3
3
6
7
2
1
Temp °C
13
15
17
18
18
16
14
12
11
11
11
13
12
12
12
15
16
15
17
17
18
18
19
19
9
12
14
17
17
13
5
3
2
3
4
8
6
7
6
10
13
11
14
11
13
13
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
5
0.8
E
9
0.2
S
5
0.6
E
9
0.6
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.7
E
6
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
9
Energy kJ
2
109
2
60
14
19
13
10
33
55
58
60
60
48
48
45
45
42
39
25
24
15
13
13
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
5
0.2
S
5
0.3
SSW
6
0.3
NNE
5
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.5
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.1
SE
8
0.3
S
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.1
SE
8
Energy kJ
6
2
6
4
59
41
40
26
13
20
23
25
21
14
18
17
15
8
15
3
7
8
7
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
11
0.4
ESE
9
0.6
SE
7
0.4
S
7
0.3
S
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.4
SSE
7
0.3
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
Energy kJ
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
4
25
42
15
10
2
3
15
11
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.6
SSE
4
0.8
NNE
4
1.1
NE
4
0.9
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.5
N
4
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.2
WNW
2
0.6
SSW
6
0.6
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
SSW
3
0.6
SSW
3
Energy kJ
140
108
8
14
42
31
30
19
6
4
3
3
2
2
1
33
7
5
6
9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
858
286
132
73
21
125
321
423
423
134
134
60
132
166
20
82
14
285
14
569
711
860
569
569
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
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