Spot GuideUnited StatesNorth CarolinaAvon Fishing Pier

Avon Fishing Pier

North Carolina, United States · 35.3473, -75.4996

Prone Foiling Needs local verification
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Photo taken near this spot by Ken Lund from Reno, Nevada, USA · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0

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wind meter
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tide station
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webcam
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guides & forecasts

conditions & access

Season

Late summer/fall tropical swell and late-fall/winter frontal or nor'easter activity are the main surf windows; access and hurricane conditions can close the seashore: https://www.surfline.com/surf-report/avon-pier/5842041f4e65fad6a7708a3d/spot-guide https://home.nps.gov/caha/planyourvisit/conditions.htm

Experience

Needs local verification

Hazards

Foiling near a fishing pier creates collision and line/hook hazards, and NPS prohibits surfing within 300 feet of fishing piers. Avon also has shorebreak, rips/longshore current, shifting sandbars, crowds, sharks and storm/wildlife closures; use a lawful peak well clear of the pier.

Parking & access

Exact pier-lot public terms were not verified. Use a legal signed access and note NPS prohibits surfing within 300 feet of fishing piers; current wildlife/storm closures can supersede access: https://www.nps.gov/caha/faqs.htm?fullweb=1 https://home.nps.gov/caha/planyourvisit/conditions.htm

“Community-sourced location mention. Verify the exact launch, access, hazards, and current local rules before publishing or riding. Requested-field batch 10 verified 2026-08-01: exact, nearby, regional, alternate-access, route, business-pin and community-candidate relationships remain explicit; unresolved items remain Unknown.”

— via Progression Project Forum; Requested-field research, last verified 2026-08-01

Live wind

wx.ikitesurf.com Avon Ocean (0.02 mi) Nearest live iKiteSurf station (nearby, not confirmed at launch): Avon Ocean (0.02 mi) — https://wx.ikitesurf.com/spot/392 wx.ikitesurf.com

Webcams

embed.cdn-surfline.com Avon Fishing Pier Exact Avon Pier Surfline camera embed: https://embed.cdn-surfline.com/cam/5f7df79fbf651266dc4ad114.html embed.cdn-surfline.com

Surf forecasts

surfline.com Avon Fishing Pier Exact Avon Pier Surfline report/guide: https://www.surfline.com/surf-report/avon-pier/5842041f4e65fad6a7708a3d/spot-guide surfline.com

Tides

NOAA CO-OPS Tide predictions — station 8653951 Nearest tide station, 1.2 km from the launch. tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov

Local guides

forum.progressionproject.com Avon Fishing Pier Original exact/candidate source for Avon Fishing Pier: https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/obx-prone-foiling/2089 Exact/current resource: https://w forum.progressionproject.com surfline.com Avon Fishing Pier Original exact/candidate source for Avon Fishing Pier: https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/obx-prone-foiling/2089 Exact/current resource: https://w surfline.com embed.cdn-surfline.com Avon Fishing Pier Original exact/candidate source for Avon Fishing Pier: https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/obx-prone-foiling/2089 Exact/current resource: https://w embed.cdn-surfline.com nps.gov Avon Fishing Pier Original exact/candidate source for Avon Fishing Pier: https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/obx-prone-foiling/2089 Exact/current resource: https://w nps.gov home.nps.gov Avon Fishing Pier Original exact/candidate source for Avon Fishing Pier: https://forum.progressionproject.com/t/obx-prone-foiling/2089 Exact/current resource: https://w home.nps.gov

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