Jennette's Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 21 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
20.2° C
(Which is 1.4°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 3PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (21 May)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (21 May)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 19°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sun
24
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
7
1
NE
7
1
NE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
129
61
110
107
72
70
112
95
93
77
67
65
64
60
61
93
134
141
125
121
107
107
93
93
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
20
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
15
SW
10
WSW
5
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
5
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
10
SE
10
S
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
12:01PM0.99m
00:28AM1.10m
1:03PM0.98m
1:30AM1.03m
2:07PM1.00m
Low Tide
6:03AM-0.02m
6:10PM0.02m
7:00AM0.02m
7:17PM0.06m
7:57AM0.04m
8:25PM0.09m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:52
5:50
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:05
8:06
8:07
8:07
3
6
1
1
1
3
2
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
24
24
25
25
25
24
24
25
23
22
21
21
22
21
19
19
19
19
20
20
21
22
24
24
26
26
26
24
24
24
24
25
25
25
23
24
24
22
20
21
21
21
22
21
22
23
26
26
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SE
9
0.6
SE
6
0.9
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.2
E
14
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.8
NNE
6
0.9
NE
6
1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
7
1
NE
7
1
NE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
Energy kJ
129
25
110
107
72
70
15
95
93
77
67
65
64
46
61
93
134
141
125
121
107
107
93
93
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
15
0.6
ESE
9
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.3
N
5
0.4
NNE
5
0.4
NNE
5
0.5
N
5
0.6
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
9
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
6
Energy kJ
4
61
4
4
4
15
4
8
8
13
24
30
60
60
48
40
40
40
39
41
17
57
25
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.4
ESE
8
Energy kJ
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
20
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
3
0.5
S
6
0.3
S
2
0.4
SSE
3
0.5
SSE
4
0.9
SE
8
0.4
S
3
0.9
SSE
6
0.6
SE
8
0.9
SSE
7
Energy kJ
1
16
1
3
7
112
3
52
48
96
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
325
543
546
1285
54
5
0
0
0
0
0
20
38
38
0
0
45
38
132
132
26
6
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
7
7
6
6
7
8
6
7
8
8
7
7
6
6
5
5
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