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Jennette's Pier Surf Forecast
/ Carolina North (37 breaks) / North Carolina (27 breaks) /
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Jennette's Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 16 May 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
17.4° C
(Which is 3.6°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 1AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 16). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Jennette's Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat night, light winds from the SSW by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | |
56 | 54 | 49 | 32 | 32 | 44 | 32 | 53 | 42 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 31 | 31 | 26 | 38 | 43 | 44 | 44 | 42 | 48 | 40 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | 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 | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 7:48PM1.36m | 8:17AM1.05m | 8:41PM1.36m | 9:09AM1.04m | 9:35PM1.32m | 10:04AM1.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:27AM-0.11m | 2:18PM-0.11m | 3:19AM-0.11m | 3:12PM-0.10m | 4:13AM-0.09m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 |
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Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 |
17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 21 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
 kJ | 46 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 44 | 32 | 53 | 42 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 31 | 31 | 26 | 38 | 43 | 44 | 44 | 42 | 48 | 40 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 5 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | E 13 | SSE 4 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 56 | 54 | 49 | 32 | 24 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | ENE 8 | E 15 | E 18 | E 14 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | E 13 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 24 | 14 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 5 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | SSW 2 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SW 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 3 |
| kJ | 7 | 18 | 27 | 22 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 868 | 687 | 1070 | 519 | 110 | 22 | 5 | 99 | 258 | 364 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 221 | 5 | 1277 | 434 | 434 | 434 | 300 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2212 |
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