Avon Pier surf break

Avon Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 05 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
18.3° C
(Which is 3.2°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 6AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 05). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Afternoon (05 May)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (05 May)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 23°C on Wed night, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Tue morning, strong winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
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
1
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.9
S
4
1
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.1
S
5
0.9
SSE
5
1
S
5
1.2
S
5
1.2
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.1
S
6
1.3
SSW
6
1.6
SSW
6
1.4
SSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
7
7
14
12
28
44
57
62
67
47
52
80
96
123
127
132
113
130
109
92
139
216
188
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
SSW
25
S
30
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
35
SW
25
SW
40
WSW
25
NW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:18AM0.58m
10:36PM0.94m
11:02AM0.56m
11:18PM0.91m
11:54AM0.55m
Low Tide
4:40AM0.07m
3:53PM0.09m
5:22AM0.09m
4:34PM0.13m
6:09AM0.10m
5:23PM0.16m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:05
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:51
7:51
7:52
1
3
3
3
2
1
Temp °C
20
20
20
20
21
20
20
20
20
21
22
21
22
22
23
22
22
22
22
22
22
21
21
17
15
16
17
17
17
15
15
15
15
17
18
17
19
19
20
19
19
21
21
20
17
19
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
10
0.1
SE
8
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
8
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
10
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.1
SE
12
Energy kJ
7
3
7
7
3
3
6
1
3
3
3
8
2
8
2
2
2
2
2
2
8
8
6
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
9
0.2
E
10
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
SE
9
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
13
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.1
SE
12
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
3
7
3
3
7
6
3
7
1
1
6
1
3
3
3
7
7
5
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
5
0.1
SE
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
13
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
3
5
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
5
0.9
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.9
S
4
1
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.1
S
5
0.9
SSE
5
1
S
5
1.2
S
5
1.2
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.1
S
6
1.3
SSW
6
1.6
SSW
6
1.4
SSW
7
Energy kJ
46
37
22
14
12
28
44
57
62
67
47
52
80
96
123
127
132
113
130
109
92
139
216
188
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Distance (km)
740
740
740
1103
1103
1104
1109
785
826
814
826
826
1050
1049
1049
181
164
163
207
343
365
433
29
487
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
3
3
1
2
2
1
2
3
2
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
1
1
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
9
9
7
6
6
5
8
5
6
5
5
5
6
6
5
6
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