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Triple S Pier in North Carolina is an exposed beach/Jetty break that has reasonably consistent surf Offshore winds blow from the north northwest. Waves just as likely from local windswells as from distant groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the south. Waves at the beach are both lefts and rights. Surfable at all stages of the tide. It very rarely gets crowded here. Watch out for urchins, rips, man-made danger (buoys etc...) and sharks.

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Overall Triple S 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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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Triple S Pier:   (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Atlantic Beach	2 mi
Second closest break	Shackleford Banks	6 mi
Third closest break	Bogue Pier	16 mi
Fourth closest break	The Point	23 mi
Fifth closest break	Topsail Island	48 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Triple S Pier:
Closest wave buoy	Onslow Bay Outer Buoy	36 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Diamond Shoals Buoy	77 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Ocean Crest Pier Buoy	99 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Frying Pan Shoals Buoy	105 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Virginia Beach Buoy	168 mi
Tide stations nearest to Triple S Pier:
Closest tide station	Atlantic Beach, North Carolina	1 mi
Second closest tide station	Fort Macon, USCG Station, North Carolina	1 mi
Third closest tide station	Morehead City, North Carolina	1 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Triple ESS Marina, Bogue Sd., North Carolina	1 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Beaufort Inlet Channel Range, North Carolina	2 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Triple S Pier:
Closest ski area	Wintergreen Resort (United States)	252 mi
Second closest ski area	Massanutten (United States)	283 mi
Third closest ski area	The Homestead Ski Area (United States)	287 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Appalachian Ski Mountain (United States)	298 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Bryce Resort (United States)	305 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Triple S Pier:
Closest city location	Atlantic Beach (United States)	2 mi
Second closest city location	Beaufort (United States)	2 mi
Third closest city location	Morehead City (United States)	2 mi
Fourth closest city location	Pine Knoll Shores (United States)	6 mi
Fifth closest city location	Harkers Island (United States)	8 mi

• The closest passenger airport to Triple S Pier is Cherry Point Mcas Airport (NKT) in USA, 28 km (17 miles) away (directly).
• The second nearest airport to Triple S Pier is Craven Co Rgnl (New Bern) Airport (EWN), also in USA, 52 km (32 miles) away.
• Third is New River Mcas (Jacksonville) Airport (NCA) in USA, 68 km (42 miles) away.
• Wilmington International Airport (ILM) in USA is 120 km (75 miles) away.
• Seymour Johnson Afb (Goldsboro) Airport (GSB), also in USA is the fifth nearest airport to Triple S Pier and is 135 km (84 miles) away.