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Avon Pier Surf Forecast
/ Carolina North (37 breaks) / Carolina (12 breaks) /
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Avon Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 17 May 2026 EDTForecast 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
20.8° C
(Which is 1.6°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 4AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 17). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Avon Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun night, min 22°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wed 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | |
38 | 38 | 38 | 30 | 39 | 31 | 32 | 41 | 41 | 44 | 49 | 50 | 49 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 46 | 51 | 52 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 103 | 81 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | 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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 8:39PM1.25m | 9:03AM0.74m | 9:30PM1.24m | 9:59AM0.71m | 10:23PM1.20m | 10:59AM0.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:18AM-0.14m | 2:49PM-0.14m | 4:12AM-0.14m | 3:42PM-0.10m | 5:09AM-0.12m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 |
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Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 |
21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 4 | SSE 9 | SE 9 |
 kJ | 38 | 38 | 38 | 30 | 39 | 31 | 32 | 41 | 41 | 44 | 49 | 50 | 49 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 46 | 51 | 52 | 51 | 51 | 13 | 103 | 81 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 15 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 4 | SE 13 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 9 | SE 15 | SE 15 |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 51 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | — | SE 15 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 17 | E 16 | SE 13 | SE 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 15 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 4 | 8 | 8 | — | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 |
| kJ | 10 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 9 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 540 | 341 | 321 | 163 | 164 | 70 | 8 | 754 | 1319 | 1319 | 975 | 247 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 403 | 403 | 544 | 555 | 356 | 247 | 0 | 14 | 557 |
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