Ocean Isle Beach/pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 33.91° N 78.32° W

Issued: 7 pm 19 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Ocean Isle Beach/pier sea temperature is
26.7° C

Normal for this time of year

Ocean Isle Beach/pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Ocean Isle Beach/pier today (20 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ocean Isle Beach/pier at 12AM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm June 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jun)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (20 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (20 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

Table - waves today at Ocean Isle Beach/pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Fri night, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Mon
22
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
7
1
SSW
7
1
S
7
0.9
SSW
7
0.6
SSW
6
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.3
SE
6
0.4
SE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
102
99
94
75
27
34
29
21
28
20
22
21
15
15
15
15
21
20
18
20
11
7
7
7
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
5
S
5
SSW
5
S
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
NW
5
N
5
SE
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
S
15
S
15
S
20
S
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
00:14AM1.51m
12:48PM1.36m
1:11AM1.41m
1:45PM1.37m
2:04AM1.30m
Low Tide
5:46PM-0.26m
6:23AM-0.23m
6:44PM-0.14m
7:18AM-0.16m
7:51PM-0.05m
8:19AM-0.10m
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:01
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:25
8:27
8:27
8:27
 mm
Temp °C
30
30
28
27
24
24
28
29
29
28
27
27
25
25
29
29
29
27
26
25
25
26
27
28
Feels °C
32
32
30
27
22
22
26
29
29
29
27
28
26
26
30
28
29
29
28
27
28
29
29
29
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
7
1
SSW
7
1
S
7
0.9
SSW
7
0.6
SSW
6
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
6
0.1
SE
12
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
4
Energy kJ
102
99
94
75
26
34
29
21
28
20
22
21
15
15
15
15
21
20
18
6
11
6
7
7
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.5
SSE
7
0.4
SSW
6
0.1
SE
13
0.3
SW
6
0.2
ENE
3
0.2
SSW
5
0.2
SSW
5
0.1
SW
5
0.1
SW
5
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.4
SE
5
0.3
SE
6
0.2
SSE
6
Energy kJ
7
7
7
7
27
15
7
5
1
3
3
1
1
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
7
5
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.2
ENE
3
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
Energy kJ
7
7
7
7
1
7
6
6
6
6
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
2
0.4
NE
3
0.3
NE
3
0.6
SSE
6
0.4
SE
4
0.3
SSW
2
Energy kJ
1
2
2
20
5
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
Distance (km)
40
40
0
0
0
21
92
295
92
92
800
739
295
284
739
828
828
558
952
911
899
899
2157
2527
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Rating
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1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
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3
3
3
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2
3
3
4
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
8
6
8
8
7
6
8
6
6
5
5
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