What are the current surf conditions at Avalon Pier?

Avalon Pier currently has varying wave conditions. Check the live forecast above for real-time wave heights, wind conditions, and tide information updated every 6 hours.

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The best time to surf Avalon Pier is typically when swell comes from the NE direction. Check the tide charts and wind forecasts above for optimal surfing conditions.

Avalon Pier Surf Report & Forecast

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🌬️ WIND

8
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🌊 SWELL

2.2
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2.2ft

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WIND GUSTS

8kt

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AIR TEMP

11°C

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1.5ft @
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0mm

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Thursday

Mar 26

POOR5 excellent hours

🌊 1.6-3.1ft 💨 8-19kt 🌡️ 10-12°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3.1ft	9s	ENE	8kt	SSE	8kt	11°C	8°C	0mm
1:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3ft	9s	ENE	8kt	S	8kt	11°C	8°C	0mm
2:00 AM	EXCELLENT	3ft	9s	ENE	8kt	S	8kt	11°C	8°C	0mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	2.9ft	9s	ENE	8kt	S	8kt	11°C	8°C	0mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	2.9ft	9s	ENE	9kt	SSW	9kt	11°C	8°C	0mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	2.9ft	9s	E	9kt	SW	9kt	11°C	7°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	2.7ft	9s	ENE	9kt	SW	9kt	10°C	7°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	2.5ft	9s	ENE	9kt	SW	9kt	10°C	7°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	2.4ft	9s	ENE	8kt	SW	8kt	10°C	7°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	2.3ft	9s	ENE	8kt	SW	8kt	10°C	7°C	0mm
10:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.2ft	9s	ENE	8kt	SW	8kt	11°C	8°C	0mm
11:00 AM	EXCELLENT	2.1ft	9s	ENE	8kt	SSW	8kt	11°C	8°C	0mm
12:00 PM	GOOD	2.1ft	9s	ENE	10kt	SSW	11kt	11°C	8°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	2.1ft	9s	ENE	12kt	SSW	14kt	11°C	8°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	2.1ft	9s	ENE	14kt	S	18kt	12°C	8°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	2ft	9s	ENE	16kt	S	21kt	12°C	8°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	1.9ft	9s	ENE	18kt	S	24kt	12°C	8°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	9s	ENE	19kt	S	27kt	12°C	8°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	9s	ENE	19kt	SSW	27kt	12°C	8°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	1.7ft	9s	ENE	18kt	SSW	27kt	12°C	8°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	1.6ft	9s	ENE	17kt	SSW	27kt	12°C	8°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	1.6ft	9s	ENE	18kt	SSW	27kt	12°C	8°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	1.6ft	9s	ENE	18kt	SSW	27kt	12°C	8°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	1.6ft	9s	ENE	18kt	SSW	27kt	12°C	8°C	0mm

Friday

Mar 27

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 1.0-2.5ft 💨 9-29kt 🌡️ 8-13°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	1.5ft	9s	ENE	18kt	SSW	27kt	12°C	8°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	1.5ft	9s	ENE	19kt	SSW	28kt	12°C	8°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	1.5ft	9s	ENE	19kt	SSW	28kt	12°C	8°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	1.5ft	8s	E	18kt	SSW	27kt	12°C	8°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	1.5ft	8s	E	17kt	SSW	25kt	12°C	8°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	1.4ft	7s	ESE	16kt	SW	23kt	12°C	8°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	1.4ft	7s	ESE	16kt	SW	23kt	12°C	8°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	1.4ft	7s	ESE	16kt	SW	23kt	12°C	8°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	1.3ft	7s	ESE	17kt	SW	23kt	12°C	8°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	1.3ft	7s	ESE	16kt	SW	21kt	12°C	8°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	1.3ft	7s	ESE	15kt	SW	19kt	12°C	8°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	1.3ft	7s	ESE	14kt	SW	17kt	13°C	8°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	1.7ft	7s	SE	12kt	SW	15kt	13°C	8°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	2.1ft	6s	SSE	10kt	SW	12kt	13°C	8°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	2.5ft	6s	S	9kt	SW	10kt	13°C	8°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	2.4ft	6s	S	16kt	W	20kt	11°C	8°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	2.3ft	6s	S	23kt	NW	30kt	10°C	8°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	2.2ft	6s	S	29kt	NNE	40kt	9°C	8°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	1.9ft	6s	S	27kt	NNE	38kt	9°C	8°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	1.7ft	6s	SSE	26kt	NNE	37kt	8°C	8°C	0.1mm
8:00 PM	POOR	1.5ft	6s	SSE	24kt	NNE	35kt	8°C	8°C	0.1mm
9:00 PM	POOR	1.3ft	6s	SSE	22kt	NNE	32kt	8°C	13°C	0.3mm
10:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	6s	SSE	21kt	NNE	30kt	8°C	13°C	0.5mm
11:00 PM	POOR	1ft	6s	SSE	20kt	NNE	27kt	8°C	13°C	0.7mm

Saturday

Mar 28

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 0.3-3.9ft 💨 11-22kt 🌡️ 6-7°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	0.9ft	6s	SSE	20kt	NNE	26kt	7°C	13°C	0.8mm
1:00 AM	POOR	0.8ft	6s	SSE	21kt	N	26kt	7°C	13°C	1mm
2:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	6s	SSE	21kt	N	25kt	7°C	13°C	1.1mm
3:00 AM	POOR	0.7ft	6s	SSE	20kt	N	24kt	7°C	13°C	0.8mm
4:00 AM	POOR	0.6ft	6s	SSE	18kt	N	23kt	7°C	13°C	0.6mm
5:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	6s	SSE	17kt	N	22kt	7°C	13°C	0.4mm
6:00 AM	POOR	0.5ft	6s	SSE	18kt	N	23kt	7°C	12°C	0.3mm
7:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	6s	SSE	19kt	N	24kt	7°C	12°C	0.2mm
8:00 AM	POOR	0.4ft	6s	SSE	21kt	N	26kt	7°C	12°C	0.2mm
9:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	8s	SE	21kt	N	25kt	7°C	12°C	0.1mm
10:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	10s	ESE	22kt	N	25kt	6°C	12°C	0.1mm
11:00 AM	POOR	0.3ft	13s	E	22kt	N	24kt	6°C	12°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	13s	E	22kt	N	24kt	6°C	12°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	13s	E	22kt	N	24kt	6°C	12°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	13s	E	22kt	N	23kt	6°C	12°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	13s	E	22kt	N	23kt	6°C	12°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	13s	E	21kt	N	23kt	6°C	12°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	13s	E	20kt	N	23kt	6°C	12°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	13s	E	19kt	NNE	22kt	6°C	12°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	13s	E	18kt	NNE	21kt	6°C	12°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	0.3ft	13s	E	17kt	NNE	21kt	7°C	12°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	1.5ft	11s	ENE	15kt	NNE	18kt	7°C	12°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	2.7ft	9s	NE	13kt	NE	16kt	7°C	12°C	0mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	3.9ft	7s	NE	11kt	NE	13kt	7°C	12°C	0mm

Sunday

Mar 29

POOR5 good hours

🌊 0.2-4.1ft 💨 7-14kt 🌡️ 7-8°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	FAIR	4ft	7s	NE	10kt	NE	12kt	7°C	12°C	0mm
1:00 AM	FAIR	4.1ft	7s	NE	9kt	NE	11kt	7°C	12°C	0mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	4.1ft	8s	NE	8kt	NE	9kt	7°C	12°C	0mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	4ft	8s	NE	7kt	NE	9kt	7°C	12°C	0mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	3.9ft	8s	NE	7kt	NNE	9kt	7°C	12°C	0mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	3.8ft	8s	NE	7kt	N	9kt	7°C	12°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	2.6ft	11s	ENE	9kt	NNE	11kt	7°C	12°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	1.4ft	13s	ENE	11kt	NNE	13kt	7°C	12°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	16s	ENE	13kt	NNE	15kt	7°C	12°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	16s	ENE	13kt	NNE	15kt	7°C	12°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	16s	ENE	14kt	NNE	15kt	7°C	12°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	0.2ft	16s	ENE	14kt	NNE	15kt	7°C	12°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	16s	ENE	14kt	NE	14kt	7°C	12°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	16s	ENE	13kt	NE	14kt	7°C	12°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	15s	E	13kt	NE	13kt	7°C	12°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	15s	ENE	12kt	NE	13kt	7°C	13°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	15s	ENE	12kt	NE	12kt	7°C	12°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	0.2ft	15s	ENE	11kt	NE	11kt	7°C	12°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	1.5ft	13s	ENE	11kt	NE	11kt	7°C	12°C	0mm
7:00 PM	FAIR	2.7ft	10s	ENE	10kt	ENE	11kt	7°C	12°C	0mm
8:00 PM	FAIR	4ft	7s	NE	10kt	ENE	11kt	7°C	12°C	0mm
9:00 PM	FAIR	3.9ft	7s	NE	10kt	ENE	11kt	7°C	12°C	0mm
10:00 PM	FAIR	3.7ft	7s	NE	9kt	ENE	11kt	8°C	12°C	0mm
11:00 PM	FAIR	3.6ft	7s	NE	8kt	ENE	11kt	8°C	12°C	0mm

Monday

Mar 30

GOOD12 good hours

🌊 1.6-3.5ft 💨 5-16kt 🌡️ 8-12°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	GOOD	3.5ft	7s	ENE	8kt	ENE	9kt	8°C	12°C	0mm
1:00 AM	GOOD	3.4ft	7s	ENE	7kt	ENE	8kt	8°C	12°C	0mm
2:00 AM	GOOD	3.3ft	7s	ENE	6kt	ENE	6kt	9°C	12°C	0mm
3:00 AM	GOOD	3.2ft	7s	ENE	6kt	ENE	6kt	9°C	12°C	0mm
4:00 AM	GOOD	3.2ft	7s	ENE	5kt	ENE	5kt	9°C	12°C	0mm
5:00 AM	GOOD	3.1ft	7s	ENE	5kt	ENE	5kt	9°C	12°C	0mm
6:00 AM	GOOD	3ft	7s	ENE	5kt	E	5kt	9°C	12°C	0mm
7:00 AM	GOOD	2.9ft	7s	ENE	5kt	E	5kt	9°C	12°C	0mm
8:00 AM	GOOD	2.9ft	7s	ENE	5kt	ESE	5kt	10°C	12°C	0mm
9:00 AM	GOOD	2.8ft	7s	ENE	6kt	SE	6kt	10°C	12°C	0mm
10:00 AM	GOOD	2.8ft	7s	ENE	6kt	SE	7kt	10°C	12°C	0mm
11:00 AM	GOOD	2.7ft	7s	ENE	7kt	SSE	7kt	11°C	12°C	0mm
12:00 PM	FAIR	2.6ft	7s	ENE	8kt	SSE	9kt	11°C	12°C	0mm
1:00 PM	FAIR	2.6ft	7s	ENE	10kt	SSE	10kt	11°C	12°C	0mm
2:00 PM	FAIR	2.5ft	7s	ENE	11kt	SSE	12kt	12°C	12°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	2.4ft	7s	ENE	13kt	S	15kt	12°C	12°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	2.3ft	7s	ENE	14kt	S	19kt	12°C	12°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	2.3ft	7s	ENE	16kt	S	23kt	12°C	12°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	2.1ft	7s	ENE	16kt	S	24kt	12°C	12°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	2ft	7s	ENE	16kt	S	24kt	12°C	12°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	1.9ft	7s	ENE	16kt	SSW	25kt	12°C	12°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	7s	ENE	16kt	SSW	24kt	12°C	12°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	1.7ft	7s	E	15kt	SSW	24kt	12°C	12°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	1.6ft	7s	E	15kt	SSW	23kt	12°C	12°C	0mm

Tuesday

Mar 31

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 1.2-1.8ft 💨 9-18kt 🌡️ 11-13°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	1.7ft	7s	E	15kt	SSW	22kt	12°C	12°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	1.7ft	8s	ENE	14kt	SSW	21kt	12°C	12°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	1.8ft	8s	ENE	14kt	SW	21kt	12°C	12°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	1.8ft	8s	ENE	13kt	SW	19kt	11°C	12°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	1.7ft	8s	ENE	12kt	SW	17kt	11°C	12°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	1.7ft	8s	ENE	12kt	SW	15kt	11°C	12°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	1.6ft	8s	ENE	11kt	SW	15kt	11°C	12°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	1.6ft	8s	ENE	11kt	SW	15kt	11°C	12°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	1.5ft	8s	ENE	11kt	SW	15kt	11°C	12°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	1.5ft	8s	ENE	11kt	SW	13kt	11°C	13°C	0mm
10:00 AM	FAIR	1.6ft	9s	ENE	10kt	SW	11kt	12°C	13°C	0mm
11:00 AM	FAIR	1.6ft	9s	ENE	9kt	SW	9kt	12°C	13°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	1.6ft	9s	ENE	10kt	SSW	11kt	12°C	13°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	1.5ft	9s	ENE	11kt	SSW	13kt	12°C	13°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	1.5ft	9s	ENE	12kt	SSW	14kt	12°C	13°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	1.5ft	9s	ENE	14kt	SSW	18kt	12°C	13°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	1.4ft	9s	ENE	16kt	S	22kt	13°C	13°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	1.4ft	9s	ENE	18kt	S	26kt	13°C	13°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	1.4ft	9s	ENE	18kt	NW	25kt	13°C	13°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	1.4ft	9s	ENE	17kt	E	24kt	13°C	13°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	1.3ft	9s	ENE	16kt	SSW	23kt	13°C	13°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	1.3ft	9s	E	16kt	SSW	23kt	13°C	13°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	1.3ft	9s	E	16kt	SSW	23kt	13°C	13°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	1.2ft	9s	E	16kt	SSW	23kt	13°C	13°C	0mm

Wednesday

Apr 1

POORCheck individual hours

🌊 1.3-2.0ft 💨 10-21kt 🌡️ 12-14°C

Time	Quality	Swell Height	Period	Swell Dir	Wind Speed	Wind Dir	Gusts	Air Temp	Water Temp	Rain
12:00 AM	POOR	1.3ft	8s	E	16kt	SSW	23kt	13°C	13°C	0mm
1:00 AM	POOR	1.3ft	7s	ESE	15kt	SSW	22kt	12°C	13°C	0mm
2:00 AM	POOR	1.4ft	6s	SE	15kt	SW	21kt	12°C	13°C	0mm
3:00 AM	POOR	1.6ft	6s	SE	14kt	SW	20kt	12°C	13°C	0mm
4:00 AM	POOR	1.8ft	6s	SE	13kt	SW	18kt	12°C	13°C	0mm
5:00 AM	POOR	2ft	6s	SSE	12kt	SW	16kt	12°C	13°C	0mm
6:00 AM	POOR	1.9ft	7s	SE	12kt	SW	16kt	12°C	13°C	0mm
7:00 AM	POOR	1.9ft	7s	SE	12kt	SW	15kt	12°C	13°C	0mm
8:00 AM	POOR	1.8ft	7s	SE	12kt	SW	15kt	12°C	13°C	0mm
9:00 AM	POOR	1.9ft	7s	SE	11kt	SW	14kt	12°C	13°C	0mm
10:00 AM	POOR	1.9ft	7s	SSE	11kt	SSW	12kt	12°C	13°C	0mm
11:00 AM	POOR	2ft	7s	SSE	10kt	SSW	11kt	13°C	13°C	0mm
12:00 PM	POOR	1.9ft	7s	SE	12kt	SSW	14kt	13°C	13°C	0mm
1:00 PM	POOR	1.8ft	7s	ESE	14kt	SSW	17kt	13°C	13°C	0mm
2:00 PM	POOR	1.7ft	7s	ESE	16kt	S	20kt	13°C	13°C	0mm
3:00 PM	POOR	1.6ft	7s	ESE	17kt	S	24kt	13°C	13°C	0mm
4:00 PM	POOR	1.6ft	7s	ESE	19kt	S	27kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
5:00 PM	POOR	1.5ft	7s	ESE	21kt	S	30kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
6:00 PM	POOR	1.5ft	7s	ESE	20kt	SSW	29kt	14°C	14°C	0mm
7:00 PM	POOR	1.6ft	7s	ESE	19kt	SSW	28kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
8:00 PM	POOR	1.6ft	7s	ESE	18kt	SSW	27kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
9:00 PM	POOR	1.5ft	7s	ESE	17kt	SSW	26kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
10:00 PM	POOR	1.5ft	7s	ESE	17kt	SSW	24kt	13°C	14°C	0mm
11:00 PM	POOR	1.5ft	7s	ESE	16kt	SSW	23kt	13°C	14°C	0mm

Forecast Summary

Best Day:Check forecast for optimal conditions

Average Swell:1.9ft @ 8s

Wind Conditions:8-29kt SSE

Water Temperature:7-13°C

Local Knowledge & Surf Guide

Local Knowledge

Avalon Pier in North Carolina is an exposed beach and jetty break with consistent surf that can work year-round. It performs best when a northeast swell combines with offshore winds from the west, producing primarily right-hand waves fueled mostly by groundswells. The break is dependable in a range of conditions, making it a popular spot—especially when the surf is good—so crowds are common. Despite the busy lineup, it remains a favorite for its reliability and wave quality. The best conditions for clean, rideable surf typically occur during the winter months, with December offering the most consistent and favorable conditions.

Best Swell Direction: NE

Bottom Type: Sand

Ideal Conditions

This spot performs best under these specific conditions. Forecasts take these into account when rating surf quality.

Ideal Swell DirectionNE

Ideal Wind DirectionW

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