Avon Pier surf break

Avon Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am 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 8AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)4ft (1.2m)7s
Afternoon (12 May)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (12 May)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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 Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed night, min 14°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.

Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
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
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
1.2
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.8
SE
5
0.9
SE
6
1
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
19
127
60
48
66
50
50
25
37
43
100
16
16
15
34
58
74
68
60
43
43
43
34
Wind (km/h)
35
N
35
NNE
30
NNE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
NE
15
ENE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SW
20
WSW
20
W
20
NW
40
N
30
NNE
20
N
25
NNW
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
3:50AM0.81m
4:37PM0.86m
4:44AM0.81m
5:26PM0.97m
5:36AM0.81m
6:13PM1.07m
Low Tide
10:13AM-0.02m
10:46PM0.08m
10:58AM-0.06m
11:43PM0.01m
11:42AM-0.11m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:00
5:58
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:55
7:57
7:58
1
1
Temp °C
14
15
15
15
15
16
16
17
18
18
18
19
19
20
20
21
21
21
19
19
15
16
16
16
7
7
8
9
10
12
12
12
14
14
14
16
15
18
18
20
20
18
17
17
8
11
12
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.5
E
7
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.5
E
7
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.8
SE
5
0.9
SE
6
1
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
6
Energy kJ
19
19
19
28
20
19
18
18
25
27
16
15
15
9
8
34
58
74
68
60
43
43
43
34
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
14
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.1
S
6
0.4
SE
11
0.2
SSE
7
0.3
SE
10
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.3
E
7
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.4
NE
4
Energy kJ
8
19
19
1
29
4
17
4
4
4
16
16
15
9
10
4
5
5
4
4
4
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
5
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.2
S
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.1
S
6
0.4
SE
10
0.2
SSE
6
0.3
E
8
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
7
0.3
SE
10
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
SE
7
Energy kJ
1
4
4
4
4
3
3
1
27
3
10
4
4
5
15
3
3
4
4
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NE
7
1.3
NE
7
1.2
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.4
ESE
4
0.6
E
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
SE
10
0.6
SE
4
0.6
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.3
W
2
0.4
NW
3
0.7
N
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.4
NNE
5
0.3
NNW
3
Energy kJ
184
158
127
60
48
66
50
50
5
37
43
100
16
14
15
1
2
12
10
8
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
163
163
600
403
665
403
403
293
164
87
87
403
403
976
403
363
0
21
0
132
213
213
213
434
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
3
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
3
4
4
2
1
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
9
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
7
6
7
6
8
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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