Avon Pier surf break

Avon Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 12 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
19.9° C
(Which is 1.9°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 3AM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 May)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (13 May)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Evening (13 May)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 21°C on Wed night, min 13°C on Fri morning). Mainly strong winds.

Tue
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
7
0.4
SE
11
0.7
E
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
SE
10
0.9
SE
7
0.8
SE
4
0.8
SE
5
0.8
SE
5
1.1
SE
6
1.3
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1
SE
6
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
1
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
64
29
48
54
102
73
29
34
37
67
103
77
85
79
61
63
67
67
93
84
82
84
84
71
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
E
20
ESE
20
SE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
10
SSW
10
SW
20
WNW
20
NNW
45
N
25
N
10
N
25
N
25
NNW
25
NW
30
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
4:37PM0.86m
4:44AM0.81m
5:26PM0.97m
5:36AM0.81m
6:13PM1.07m
6:27AM0.80m
Low Tide
10:46PM0.08m
10:58AM-0.06m
11:43PM0.01m
11:42AM-0.11m
00:38AM-0.05m
12:26PM-0.14m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:58
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:55
7:57
7:58
7:59
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
17
18
19
18
18
18
19
20
20
20
20
21
19
18
14
14
16
16
16
14
13
14
17
12
13
14
14
13
13
13
17
19
18
18
20
21
17
16
6
9
15
11
10
8
7
8
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
7
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.1
E
16
0.5
E
7
0.1
E
14
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.2
E
7
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1
SE
6
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
1
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
Energy kJ
64
18
18
5
25
4
9
9
8
4
72
77
85
79
61
63
67
67
93
84
82
84
84
71
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
11
0.5
E
8
0.1
S
6
0.4
SE
10
0.1
E
15
0.4
SE
10
0.1
E
14
0.3
SE
10
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.3
SE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
SE
11
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
NE
5
0.2
NNE
4
0.2
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
5
0.1
NE
5
Energy kJ
18
28
1
28
4
26
4
16
3
3
15
10
10
5
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
2
2
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
14
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.2
S
6
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.3
NE
5
0.3
NE
6
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
11
0.5
S
6
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.3
NNE
5
0.3
ENE
9
Energy kJ
4
29
29
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
3
3
3
4
4
2
21
4
3
3
5
17
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
6
0.7
E
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
SE
10
0.9
SE
7
0.8
SE
4
0.8
SE
5
0.8
SE
5
1.1
SE
6
1.3
SE
6
0.3
WNW
2
0.4
NW
3
0.7
N
4
0.5
NNE
4
0.4
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.4
NNW
3
0.6
NW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.3
WNW
3
Energy kJ
97
48
54
102
73
29
34
37
67
103
1
3
13
8
6
1
3
6
5
4
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
403
293
286
776
805
848
403
403
403
403
286
0
0
47
20
132
125
20
47
20
20
132
207
0
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
2
1
2
3
4
4
4
1
3
2
2
3
4
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
9
9
8
7
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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