Jennette's Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 15 May 2026 EDT
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Jennette's Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Jennette's Pier sea temperature is
16.7° C
(Which is 4.2°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Jennette's Pier today?

The current surf forecast for Jennette's Pier at 7PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 May)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (15 May)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (15 May)2ft (0.6m)8s

Table - waves today at Jennette's Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Mon morning).

Fri
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Mon
18
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
9
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.9
S
4
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
69
71
76
45
36
35
36
47
47
51
56
54
35
32
32
32
44
44
27
24
24
24
24
24
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
10
NW
15
ENE
15
ESE
15
SSE
15
S
20
SSW
15
WSW
10
SW
25
S
35
S
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
20
S
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:56PM1.33m
7:25AM1.05m
7:48PM1.36m
8:17AM1.05m
8:41PM1.36m
Low Tide
12:35PM-0.05m
1:34AM-0.08m
1:27PM-0.09m
2:27AM-0.11m
2:18PM-0.11m
3:19AM-0.11m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:54
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:00
8:00
8:01
8:02
Temp °C
15
17
16
16
17
18
19
19
21
22
22
20
20
20
19
19
23
23
24
22
22
21
21
21
9
13
13
12
14
15
16
16
19
17
16
15
16
16
17
17
22
21
21
20
20
20
21
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
9
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SSE
5
0.5
SE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
Energy kJ
69
71
76
45
32
35
36
47
47
45
33
33
33
32
17
32
44
44
25
24
24
24
24
24
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
5
0.6
N
5
0.6
N
5
0.5
N
5
0.5
E
8
0.4
ENE
9
0.5
E
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.4
SSE
4
0.3
SSE
5
Energy kJ
1
17
17
12
36
27
36
13
14
51
56
54
35
28
32
11
9
14
15
7
7
7
7
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.1
NE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
NNE
5
0.3
NNE
5
0.2
NNE
5
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.2
SSE
5
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
15
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
Energy kJ
2
3
25
8
4
2
20
20
2
24
24
14
4
4
4
4
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNW
5
0.4
NW
3
0.3
SSW
2
0.3
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.8
S
4
0.9
S
4
0.9
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.6
S
3
0.9
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
Energy kJ
25
3
1
1
1
2
17
28
28
24
4
4
2
7
27
21
19
14
2
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
167
0
65
116
99
99
99
22
0
114
687
687
1070
810
296
99
0
99
110
293
293
99
99
38
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
2
2
2
3
4
4
3
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
9
4
4
4
4
8
7
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
8
7
4
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