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The Inlet and Pier in Maryland is an exposed beach/Jetty break that has very consistent waves and works all around the year. Works best in offshore winds from the west with some shelter here from south winds. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the ideal swell angle is from the northeast. Waves at the beach break both left and right. The quality of the surf isn't affected by the tide. Likely to be crowded if working. Take care of the strong rips here.

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Overall The Inlet and 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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Use this relief map to navigate to United-States - Maryland surf breaks and tide stations that are in the area of The Inlet and Pier

Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to The Inlet and Pier:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Wedge	1 mi
Second closest break	North Assateague (The Wedge)	2 mi
Third closest break	Outside Shoals	2 mi
Fourth closest break	48th Street	5 mi
Fifth closest break	Ocean City	6 mi
Wave buoys nearest to The Inlet and Pier:
Closest wave buoy	Delaware Bay Buoy	22 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Potomac Buoy	71 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Stingray Point Buoy	83 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Patapsco Buoy	91 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Brant Beach Buoy	100 mi
Tide stations nearest to The Inlet and Pier:
Closest tide station	Ocean City (fishing pier), Maryland	0 mi
Second closest tide station	Ocean City (fishing pier), Maryland (2)	0 mi
Third closest tide station	Ocean City (Isle of Wight Bay), Maryland	1 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Ocean City Inlet, Maryland	1 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Ocean City Inlet, Maryland (sub)	1 mi
Ski Resorts closest to The Inlet and Pier:
Closest ski area	Spring Mountain Ski Area (United States)	138 mi
Second closest ski area	Blue Marsh (United States)	150 mi
Third closest ski area	Bear Creek Ski Area (United States)	154 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Ski Roundtop (United States)	158 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Ski Liberty (United States)	158 mi
Town and city forecasts close to The Inlet and Pier:
Closest city location	West Ocean City (United States)	1 mi
Second closest city location	Ocean City (United States)	2 mi
Third closest city location	Ocean Pines (United States)	6 mi
Fourth closest city location	Berlin (United States)	7 mi
Fifth closest city location	Selbyville (United States)	12 mi

• The closest passenger airport to The Inlet and Pier is Salisbury Ocean City Wicomico Rgnl Airport (SBY) in USA, 37 km (23 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to The Inlet and Pier is Wallops Flight Facility Airport (WAL), also in USA, 55 km (34 miles) away.
• Third is Cape May Co (Wildwood) Airport (WWD) in USA, 77 km (48 miles) away.
• Dover Afb Airport (DOV) in USA is 95 km (59 miles) away.
• Millville Muni Airport (MIV), also in USA is the fifth nearest airport to The Inlet and Pier and is 116 km (72 miles) away.