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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 Thursday 30 Apr 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
18.0° C
(Which is 2.9°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 1AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (01 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (01 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Avon Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 78mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri night, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Thu night, near gales from the N by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | Sun 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | NNE 4 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | |
149 | 143 | 133 | 127 | 98 | 77 | 74 | 148 | 111 | 110 | 83 | 60 | 60 | 103 | 91 | 75 | 72 | 84 | 56 | 75 | 58 | 60 | 42 | 43 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:40PM1.00m | 7:52AM0.72m | 8:15PM1.01m | 8:27AM0.68m | 8:48PM1.00m | 9:02AM0.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:05AM0.02m | 1:43PM-0.01m | 2:44AM0.02m | 2:14PM0.01m | 3:22AM0.04m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — |
 | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 10 | 15 | 32 | 9 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 |
12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
 kJ | 149 | 143 | 133 | 127 | 98 | 77 | 74 | 148 | 111 | 110 | 83 | 60 | 60 | 103 | 41 | 75 | 72 | 51 | 56 | 75 | 58 | 60 | 42 | 43 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 40 | 26 | 37 | 24 | 38 | 27 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 12 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | — | E 11 | — | — | — | SE 11 | SE 8 | E 9 | SE 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 5 | 35 | 38 | 14 | 15 | 23 | 18 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | N 2 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 3 |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | — | — | 22 | 50 | 49 | 51 | — | — | — | 8 | 32 | 55 | 91 | 1 | 41 | 84 | 58 | 30 | 18 | 13 | 10 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 125 | 125 | 47 | 20 | 154 | 403 | 331 | 178 | 426 | 286 | 711 | 356 | 47 | 132 | 20 | 423 | 540 | 493 | 132 | 132 | 132 | 132 | 132 | 641 |
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