Avon · Dare County · North Carolina
Avon Pier Surf Report & Forecast, North Carolina
Avon Pier, North Carolina: 4 ft, chest to head high, at 9 am EST on Tuesday, Nov 10, rated Good. The main swell is 2.7 ft at 11 seconds from the east-southeast, with a 7 mph offshore wind from the west-northwest. Water is about 68°F, so a 3/2 full wetsuit is the suggestion; the next low tide is 0.3 ft at 2:06 pm.
4 ft
chest to head high · occasional 5 ft
- Swell
- 2.7 ft · 11 s · ESEplus 1.3 ft · 7 s · NE
- Wind
- 7 mph (WNW)offshore
- Tide
- 3.1 ft fallinglow 0.3 ft at 2:06 pm
- Water
- 68°F3/2
- Air
- 62°Ffeels like 54°F
- Sun
- rise 6:32 amset 4:59 pm
Avon Pier surf today and tomorrow
Best-rated hour today at Avon Pier: 9 am, Good, on a falling high tide.
Blue band: surf face height from the low end to set waves; dotted: occasional larger sets. Grey line: tide, in feet on the right scale. Colour strip: the hourly rating. Arrows: wind direction and strength, teal when offshore, orange when onshore.
Best-rated hour tomorrow at Avon Pier: 8 am, Fair, on a falling high tide.
Hour by hour as a table, today and tomorrow
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 4 ft | Good | 8 mph offshore (WNW) | 3.1 ft |
| 7 am | 4 ft | Good | 7 mph offshore (WNW) | 3.5 ft |
| 8 am | 4 ft | Good | 6 mph offshore (W) | 3.5 ft |
| 9 amnow | 4 ft | Good | 7 mph offshore (W) | 3.1 ft |
| 10 am | 3–4 ft | Good | 8 mph offshore (WSW) | 2.5 ft |
| 11 am | 3–4 ft | Good | 8 mph offshore (WSW) | 1.7 ft |
| 12 pm | 3–4 ft | Good | 10 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 15 | 1.0 ft |
| 1 pm | 3–4 ft | Fair | 12 mph offshore (SW) | 0.5 ft |
| 2 pm | 3–4 ft | Fair | 14 mph offshore (SW), gusts 19 | 0.3 ft |
| 3 pm | 3–4 ft | Fair | 13 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 18 | 0.5 ft |
| 4 pm | 3–4 ft | Fair | 13 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 19 | 0.9 ft |
| 5 pm | 3–4 ft | Fair | 13 mph cross-shore (SW), gusts 18 | 1.4 ft |
| Time | Surf | Rating | Wind | Tide |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 am | 2–3 ft | Poor to Fair | 7 mph offshore (NW) | 2.8 ft |
| 7 am | 2–3 ft | Poor to Fair | 7 mph offshore (NW) | 3.4 ft |
| 8 am | 2–3 ft | Fair | 5 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 3.6 ft |
| 9 am | 2–3 ft | Fair | calm | 3.5 ft |
| 10 am | 2–3 ft | Poor to Fair | calm | 3.1 ft |
| 11 am | 2–3 ft | Poor | calm | 2.4 ft |
| 12 pm | 2 ft | Poor | calm | 1.7 ft |
| 1 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 4 mph cross-shore (SSW) | 1.1 ft |
| 2 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 5 mph cross-shore (SSW) | 0.7 ft |
| 3 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 5 mph cross-shore (S) | 0.6 ft |
| 4 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 6 mph cross-shore (S) | 0.8 ft |
| 5 pm | 2 ft | Poor | 5 mph cross-shore (S) | 1.3 ft |
Avon Pier waves today: sets, lulls and how they break
At 9 am, sets at Avon Pier arrive about every 2 minutes with about 3 waves each, and the waves are mostly spilling and crumbly.
- Set waves
- about 4.4 ft faces
- Waves per set
- about 3
- Sets
- every 2 minutes or so, each lasting about 14 s
- Lulls
- about 69 s between breaking waves
- How they break
- Spillingwhich means soft, crumbling whitewater
- Shape
- Crumblywhich means whitewater rolls gently down the face
- Breaking
- 26% of waves stand up and break where surfers sitThe rest roll through.
- Along-shore current
- strong, about 1.6 mphThis is not a rip current forecast. For rip current risk, see the National Weather Service.
Avon Pier surf this weekend and the next 10 days
Next 10 days at Avon Pier: the biggest day is Thursday, Nov 19 at 3–5 ft, and the best-rated day is Tuesday, Nov 10 (Good). This weekend: Saturday, Nov 14, 1–2 ft and Poor; Sunday, Nov 15, 1–2 ft and Poor.
Fri, Nov 20 – Wed, Nov 25
Days 11–16 for Avon Pier are in the Current app with a Premium subscription.
Bars: surf face height from the low end to set waves, by day. Colour strip: the day's best rating. Arrows: main swell direction. Shaded: this weekend.
The 10-day forecast as a table, with swell and wind
| Day | Surf | Rating | Main swell | Wind am | Wind pm | Best time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tue, Nov 10 | 3–4 ft | Good | 2.7 ft · 11 s · ESE | 6 mph offshore (W) | 14 mph offshore (SW), gusts 19 | 9 am |
| Wed, Nov 11 | 2–3 ft | Fair | 1.9 ft · 10 s · E | 5 mph cross-shore (NNW) | 5 mph cross-shore (SSW) | 8 am |
| Thu, Nov 12 | 1 ft | Poor | 1.9 ft · 6 s · SSW | 19 mph offshore (WSW), gusts 27 | 20 mph offshore (SW), gusts 27 | 1 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 1.4 ft · 7 s · S | 19 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 27 | 24 mph offshore (NW), gusts 33 | 4 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 1.9 ft · 3 s · NW | 22 mph offshore (NW), gusts 29 | 25 mph offshore (WNW), gusts 35 | 4 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 2.2 ft · 7 s · NNE | 19 mph cross-shore (NW), gusts 26 | 16 mph offshore (NW), gusts 22 | 1 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | 1–2 ft | Poor | 2.6 ft · 7 s · NNE | 17 mph cross-shore (NNW), gusts 22 | 12 mph cross-shore (N), gusts 17 | 7 am |
| Tue, Nov 17 | 1–2 ft | Poor | — | 18 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 19 mph cross-shore (N) | 10 am |
| Wed, Nov 18 | 2–3 ft | Poor | — | 26 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 29 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 4 pm |
| Thu, Nov 19 | 3–5 ft | Poor | — | 26 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 25 mph cross-shore (NNE) | 7 am |
| Fri, Nov 20 – Wed, Nov 25 | Days 11–16 for Avon Pier are in the Current app with a Premium subscription. Get the app | |||||
Avon Pier tide chart and tide times
Tides at Avon Pier today, Tuesday, Nov 10: low 0.1 ft at 12:55 am, high 3.5 ft at 7:34 am, low 0.3 ft at 2:06 pm and high 2.5 ft at 7:51 pm. At 9 am the tide is 3.1 ft and falling.
Avon Pier tide chart, November 2026
| Day | Tides |
|---|---|
| Tue, Nov 10 | Low 0.1 ft at 12:55 amHigh 3.5 ft at 7:34 amLow 0.3 ft at 2:06 pmHigh 2.5 ft at 7:51 pm |
| Wed, Nov 11 | Low 0.4 ft at 1:34 amHigh 3.6 ft at 8:13 amLow 0.6 ft at 2:45 pmHigh 2.6 ft at 8:29 pm |
| Thu, Nov 12 | Low 0.7 ft at 2:11 amHigh 3.8 ft at 8:54 amLow 0.9 ft at 3:27 pmHigh 2.8 ft at 9:14 pm |
| Fri, Nov 13 | Low 1.1 ft at 2:50 amHigh 4.0 ft at 9:35 amLow 1.3 ft at 4:14 pmHigh 2.9 ft at 9:55 pm |
| Sat, Nov 14 | Low 1.3 ft at 3:40 amHigh 3.8 ft at 10:18 amLow 1.3 ft at 5:02 pmHigh 2.8 ft at 10:45 pm |
| Sun, Nov 15 | Low 1.3 ft at 4:28 amHigh 3.5 ft at 11 amLow 1.0 ft at 5:55 pmHigh 2.4 ft at 11:37 pm |
| Mon, Nov 16 | Low 1.0 ft at 5:25 amHigh 3.0 ft at 11:53 amLow 0.8 ft at 6:35 pm |
| Tue, Nov 17 | High 2.4 ft at 12:36 amLow 1.0 ft at 6:22 amHigh 2.9 ft at 12:45 pm |
Tide predictions, not observations. Heights in feet above MLLW.
Avon Pier water temperature
The water temperature at Avon Pier is about 68°F on Tuesday, Nov 10. With the air feeling like 54°F and a 7 mph wind, a 3/2 full wetsuit is the suggestion. Over the next week the water stays between 62 and 69°F.
Water temperature is a forecast for the water at this spot, not a buoy reading. The wetsuit suggestion uses Billabong's wetsuit temperature scale, adjusted for air temperature and wind.
Surf spots near Avon Pier
- Old Lighthouse6.8 mi S · 3 ft · Poor to Fair
- Frisco Beach11 mi SW · 2 ft · Poor
- Salvo / Waves14 mi N · 3–4 ft · Good
- Rodanthe Pier17 mi N · 4–5 ft · Good
- S-Turns18 mi N · 3–4 ft · Fair
- Pea Island26 mi N · 3–4 ft · Fair
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About Avon Pier
Avon Pier is a pier in Avon, Dare County, North Carolina, facing east.
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