Avon Pier surf break

Avon Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 28 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 normal for this time of year)

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

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s 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) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Avon Pier at 6PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (28 May)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (28 May)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the NNE by Sat afternoon).

Thu
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sun
31
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
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)
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
S
7
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.5
S
8
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.5
S
5
0.9
NNE
4
1.2
NE
5
1.4
NE
6
1.5
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
45
45
33
32
32
31
37
47
29
37
38
26
35
19
12
12
11
23
66
126
186
178
199
207
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
30
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
25
N
20
NNE
10
ENE
15
SSE
25
SSW
30
SW
35
WSW
35
W
30
NNW
40
NNE
45
NNE
45
NNE
40
NE
35
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:37PM0.98m
6:46AM0.65m
7:14PM1.00m
7:26AM0.62m
7:50PM1.01m
Low Tide
11:58AM-0.00m
1:08AM0.07m
12:34PM0.01m
1:50AM0.06m
1:08PM0.02m
2:30AM0.05m
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:48
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:07
8:08
8:09
8:09
2
1
1
2
Temp °C
25
24
24
24
23
22
21
20
19
19
19
20
21
23
24
23
22
19
16
16
17
17
17
16
25
21
21
18
18
18
17
16
15
15
17
18
18
19
20
20
19
12
7
7
9
10
11
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.3
NE
5
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.4
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.1
E
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
12
Energy kJ
39
32
32
32
32
31
37
37
29
37
38
26
4
19
12
8
11
8
11
13
7
4
6
6
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
S
7
0.4
S
6
0.3
SSW
6
0.3
SSW
6
0.3
S
6
0.4
NE
5
0.4
SSW
6
0.3
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.1
E
10
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
S
5
0.2
SSW
4
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
Energy kJ
45
45
33
22
13
8
7
7
5
12
3
4
2
3
3
12
11
11
4
2
3
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
4
0.6
SE
9
0.1
S
7
0.4
SSW
6
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
NE
5
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
15
0.1
NE
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
12
Energy kJ
1
47
1
12
2
2
2
2
1
6
4
7
4
7
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
4
0.4
NNW
3
0.5
NNE
3
0.8
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.3
N
3
0.4
NE
5
0.5
S
8
0.7
SSW
3
0.8
SW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.5
NW
3
0.9
NNE
4
1.2
NE
5
1.4
NE
6
1.5
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
8
Energy kJ
9
2
5
16
31
16
9
8
1
5
35
9
17
17
5
23
66
126
186
178
199
207
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
247
154
125
263
263
125
125
482
134
988
725
617
569
567
405
405
617
788
725
717
604
401
197
197
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
2
1
1
2
2
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
7
7
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
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