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Oceanic Pier in North Carolina is a quite exposed beach/Pier break that has consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds blow from the west. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the ideal swell direction is from the northeast. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. Good surf at all stages of the tide. Sometimes crowded. Be wary of rips - they make surfing here dangerous.

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Overall Oceanic Pier Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Also see Oceanic Pier surf quality by season and Oceanic Pier surf quality by month.

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Use this relief map to navigate to United-States - Carolina North surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of Oceanic Pier

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Oceanic Pier:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Mason s Inlet	0 mi
Second closest break	Columbia St	1 mi
Third closest break	Masonboro Inlet	1 mi
Fourth closest break	Wrightsville Beach	2 mi
Fifth closest break	Pelican Watch	12 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Oceanic Pier:
Closest wave buoy	Ocean Crest Pier Buoy	27 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Onslow Bay Outer Buoy	49 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Frying Pan Shoals Buoy	52 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Edisto Buoy	139 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Diamond Shoals Buoy	149 mi
Tide stations nearest to Oceanic Pier:
Closest tide station	Masonboro Inlet, North Carolina	1 mi
Second closest tide station	Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina	2 mi
Third closest tide station	Wilmington, North Carolina	9 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Campbell Island, North Carolina	9 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Orton Point, Cape Fear River, North Carolina	12 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Oceanic Pier:
Closest ski area	Appalachian Ski Mountain (United States)	257 mi
Second closest ski area	Wintergreen Resort (United States)	264 mi
Third closest ski area	Sugar Mountain (United States)	266 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Hawksnest (United States)	268 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Ski Beech Mountain Resort (United States)	272 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Oceanic Pier:
Closest city location	Wrightsville Beach (United States)	1 mi
Second closest city location	Masonboro (United States)	2 mi
Third closest city location	Seagate (United States)	2 mi
Fourth closest city location	Myrtle Grove (United States)	6 mi
Fifth closest city location	Ogden (United States)	6 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Oceanic Pier is Wilmington International Airport (ILM) in USA, 13 km (8 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Oceanic Pier is New River Mcas (Jacksonville) Airport (NCA), also in USA, 67 km (42 miles) away.
• Third is Cherry Point Mcas Airport (NKT) in USA, 116 km (72 miles) away.
• Myrtle Beach International Airport (MYR) in USA is 118 km (73 miles) away.
• Craven Co Rgnl (New Bern) Airport (EWN), also in USA is the fifth nearest airport to Oceanic Pier and is 121 km (75 miles) away.