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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 1 pm Saturday 02 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
18.9° C
(Which is 2.3°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 9PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (02 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (02 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Avon Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Sat night, light winds from the NE by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 2 | Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | Tue 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
E 9 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | NNE 4 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | |
40 | 43 | 46 | 40 | 30 | 44 | 47 | 34 | 43 | 35 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 40 | 24 | 22 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 8:27AM0.68m | 8:48PM1.00m | 9:02AM0.64m | 9:22PM0.99m | 9:38AM0.61m | 9:58PM0.97m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:14PM0.01m | 3:22AM0.04m | 2:45PM0.03m | 4:00AM0.06m | 3:17PM0.06m | 4:40AM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — |
 | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | 7:51 |
1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 |
7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 |
 kJ | 31 | 43 | 46 | 40 | 27 | 44 | 47 | 34 | 43 | 35 | 38 | 39 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 22 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ENE 9 | E 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 40 | 25 | 25 | 38 | 30 | 36 | 27 | 26 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 26 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | — | SE 11 | E 7 | — | — | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NNE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 11 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | N 5 | E 8 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 5 | 4 | — | — | 36 | 33 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 39 | 40 | 40 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | N 3 | ENE 2 | ESE 2 | — | — | WSW 2 | SW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 19 | 34 | 26 | 28 | 23 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 8 | 30 | 43 | 43 | 56 | 47 | 38 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 134 | 423 | 423 | 134 | 134 | 132 | 132 | 132 | 20 | 73 | 20 | 285 | 356 | 356 | 711 | 862 | 87 | 555 | 925 | 740 | 740 | 740 | 583 | 740 |
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