Avon Pier surf break

Avon Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 16 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
20.7° C
(Which is 1.7°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 6PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 16). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 May)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (16 May)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (16 May)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 21°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tue
19
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
59
54
54
53
41
32
32
32
41
40
39
38
30
31
31
31
32
41
41
44
49
50
49
46
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
20
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
25
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:49PM1.22m
8:10AM0.77m
8:39PM1.25m
9:03AM0.74m
9:30PM1.24m
Low Tide
1:12PM-0.16m
2:24AM-0.13m
1:59PM-0.16m
3:18AM-0.14m
2:49PM-0.14m
4:12AM-0.14m
clear
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>
5:56
5:54
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:59
8:00
8:00
8:01
Temp °C
21
21
22
21
21
21
21
21
21
22
23
23
23
22
22
21
21
22
23
23
22
22
22
22
20
18
17
16
17
17
18
19
19
21
21
21
22
20
21
21
22
22
22
21
20
21
22
22
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
Energy kJ
59
54
54
53
41
32
32
32
41
40
39
38
30
31
31
31
32
41
41
44
49
50
49
46
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.2
E
9
0.4
SE
5
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
13
0.5
S
4
Energy kJ
11
15
18
17
16
13
13
6
6
6
5
5
1
1
1
1
8
7
7
7
7
7
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
5
0.2
E
9
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
9
0.1
E
19
0.1
E
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
18
0.1
SE
18
0.1
SE
18
0.1
SE
17
0.1
SE
17
0.1
SE
17
0.1
E
16
0.1
SE
13
Energy kJ
2
6
14
17
7
4
8
8
8
8
12
12
12
12
11
11
5
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
2
0.6
SSW
4
0.9
S
4
1
S
4
1
S
5
0.9
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.7
S
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.8
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.5
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.5
S
3
0.7
SSW
4
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.6
S
4
Energy kJ
1
10
28
40
42
36
28
21
20
22
24
18
17
14
10
6
5
6
15
16
16
12
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)
0
711
862
1041
356
356
164
87
60
163
356
514
285
163
164
14
14
8
754
754
1319
365
60
0
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
4
3
3
4
4
4
9
2
2
4
2
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
5
4
4
4
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
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