Avon Pier surf break

Avon Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 09 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
19.9° C
(Which is 1.8°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 8AM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 09). 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 (09 May)3ft (0.9m)4s
Afternoon (09 May)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (09 May)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Sun night, min 14°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the NNE by Mon afternoon).

Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
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
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.8
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
1
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
6
1.1
S
6
1.1
S
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
1
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.7
SE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.3
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.4
SE
10
1.4
NE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
20
16
31
48
115
85
91
68
71
88
63
52
41
51
37
26
25
22
35
22
22
24
28
84
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
10
SW
10
SSW
15
S
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
25
N
45
NNE
45
NNE
40
NNE
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:58AM0.86m
1:53PM0.60m
1:55AM0.84m
2:52PM0.66m
2:53AM0.82m
3:47PM0.75m
Low Tide
7:50AM0.09m
7:28PM0.20m
8:40AM0.06m
8:38PM0.18m
9:27AM0.03m
9:45PM0.13m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:01
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:53
7:54
7:54
3
2
1
1
3
9
3
1
Temp °C
20
20
20
20
20
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
22
23
22
22
22
22
23
19
14
15
14
17
15
15
15
17
18
18
20
21
22
23
22
22
22
23
21
21
22
21
22
17
6
7
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.3
ESE
9
1.1
SSE
6
0.3
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
1
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.7
SE
6
0.8
SSE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.5
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
12
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SE
12
0.7
S
5
0.4
S
5
Energy kJ
20
2
2
16
69
17
8
68
71
88
63
52
41
51
37
26
25
19
11
22
11
21
22
8
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.2
ESE
11
0.3
ESE
9
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
12
0.2
ESE
8
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
11
Energy kJ
2
8
4
12
16
5
5
8
5
5
5
4
5
18
19
19
20
22
35
9
22
7
28
29
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
6
0.2
SSW
6
0.2
NNE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
SE
11
0.1
E
18
0.1
SE
11
0.2
ESE
13
0.1
E
16
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.3
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
SE
14
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
7
Energy kJ
1
3
2
1
5
6
5
16
5
7
7
10
10
10
14
2
2
6
8
6
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
1
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
6
1.1
S
6
1.1
S
6
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
4
0.5
SW
5
0.5
SW
5
0.3
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.8
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.6
N
3
1.4
NE
5
Energy kJ
13
16
31
48
115
85
91
9
8
10
10
1
3
15
14
20
18
24
5
84
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
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
1
Distance (km)
549
524
740
740
174
163
163
118
0
0
0
0
8
0
376
321
163
14
60
29
20
523
401
363
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
4
1
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
4
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
9
8
6
5
5
9
5
4
4
5
8
9
9
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