Avon Pier surf break

Avon Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 20 Jan 2026 EST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
12.7° C
(Which is 5.1°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 8PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 20). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (20 Jan)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (20 Jan)2ft (0.6m)9s

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

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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
Period(s) (?)8888999910101010109101010101010101099
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)42464758464647506110098947471737679797979113108106106
Wind
(km/h)
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
15
NNE
5
E
10
S
15
SSW
25
SSW
35
SSW
35
SW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:00AM
1.04
8:24PM
0.70
8:36AM
1.02
9:04PM
0.75
9:14AM
0.99
9:48PM
0.80
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:35PM
-0.03
2:08AM
0.01
3:07PM
-0.04
2:53AM
0.01
3:43PM
-0.05
3:42AM
0.03
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise--------7:07-------7:07-------
Sunset--5:16-------5:17-------5:19-----
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
--------------4---------
Temp. °C34444434571013161612111112131414141514
Feels °C (?)-6-5-4-4-4-4-4-113678966579910101010
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