Avon Pier surf break

Avon Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 29 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
24.6° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Avon Pier today (29 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Avon Pier at 8PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 May)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (29 May)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (29 May)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 24°C on Fri night, min 17°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the NNE by Sat night).

Fri
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Mon
1
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.6
S
8
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.5
S
5
0.3
SE
8
1
NE
4
1.3
NE
5
1.3
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
27
33
37
26
50
19
19
12
11
11
36
80
122
110
167
181
187
177
157
160
210
196
158
125
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
20
NNE
10
E
15
S
25
SSW
30
SW
35
WSW
30
W
30
NNW
40
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
40
NE
35
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
10
E
20
SE
20
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
cross
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:14PM1.00m
7:26AM0.62m
7:50PM1.01m
8:04AM0.60m
8:24PM1.01m
Low Tide
12:34PM0.01m
1:50AM0.06m
1:08PM0.02m
2:30AM0.05m
1:41PM0.04m
3:07AM0.05m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:48
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:08
8:09
8:09
8:10
1
1
Temp °C
20
20
20
21
23
24
24
24
23
20
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
19
20
21
22
17
17
19
19
20
20
20
21
20
14
10
9
10
10
11
12
13
14
14
14
15
16
17
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.2
ENE
4
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.5
S
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.3
S
5
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
1.1
E
8
1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
Energy kJ
27
25
37
26
2
19
19
12
11
7
4
11
12
9
11
12
12
177
157
160
210
196
158
125
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
6
0.5
SE
8
0.3
NE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.1
E
10
0.1
NE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.1
E
13
0.2
ENE
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
S
6
0.3
SE
9
0.3
SE
8
0.2
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.1
SE
9
Energy kJ
12
33
3
2
2
1
3
1
11
11
11
2
2
4
15
3
1
12
11
4
13
10
5
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.2
WSW
4
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
14
0.1
S
6
0.2
S
7
0.1
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
Energy kJ
24
2
2
2
2
2
1
6
4
1
3
3
11
8
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
4
0.6
S
8
0.8
SSW
4
0.9
SW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.5
NW
3
0.6
NNE
3
1
NE
4
1.3
NE
5
1.3
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
0.3
SSW
3
0.5
S
3
Energy kJ
3
5
50
14
26
27
5
9
36
80
122
110
167
181
187
1
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
134
774
1044
785
785
498
405
213
785
785
826
898
729
376
197
163
134
197
403
540
356
498
432
356
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
1
4
4
3
3
3
4
1
2
2
4
4
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
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