Avon Pier surf break

Avon Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 20 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
21.3° C
(Which is 1.4°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 5PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (20 May)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (20 May)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 23°C on Wed afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Sat
23
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
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
1
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.6
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
51
84
52
127
95
49
50
53
57
131
140
136
133
122
125
228
103
100
98
69
87
85
83
39
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
S
30
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
10
SW
10
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:59AM0.69m
11:19PM1.14m
12:04PM0.69m
00:18AM1.06m
1:11PM0.71m
1:20AM0.98m
Low Tide
4:40PM-0.04m
6:07AM-0.10m
5:44PM0.02m
7:05AM-0.08m
6:54PM0.08m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:52
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:02
8:02
8:04
8:05
1
2
3
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
23
23
24
24
24
24
24
24
25
25
24
24
24
24
24
23
23
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
23
23
22
22
23
22
23
24
24
23
23
23
23
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
23
23
24
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.1
SE
15
0.8
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
8
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
1
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.3
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.6
E
7
Energy kJ
51
84
52
9
95
49
47
46
44
8
8
8
8
7
7
125
103
100
7
12
19
29
29
39
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.2
ESE
14
0.1
SE
13
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.1
SE
13
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
13
0.4
SE
8
Energy kJ
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
19
7
2
2
4
7
16
16
4
7
21
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.3
SE
9
Energy kJ
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
14
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.6
S
3
0.9
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
1
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
1
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.8
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.9
SSE
8
0.7
S
4
Energy kJ
8
5
8
127
45
42
50
53
57
131
140
136
133
122
125
228
98
69
87
85
83
19
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
70
515
403
383
401
321
60
47
60
641
603
87
47
26
21
0
0
21
47
47
47
60
41
26
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
8
9
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