Jennette's Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 28 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
21.2° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Jennette's Pier today (28 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Jennette's Pier at 7AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 28). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (28 May)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (28 May)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the NNE by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.7
N
5
0.4
SE
8
0.9
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
5
0.7
NNE
5
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
1
N
4
1.3
NNE
5
1.5
NNE
6
1.5
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
54
54
34
44
42
34
26
24
24
26
34
28
22
18
18
11
11
11
11
34
86
148
164
177
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
20
NNW
20
NNE
30
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
25
NNE
25
N
25
N
20
N
15
NNE
10
E
20
SSE
25
SSW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
WNW
35
NNE
40
NNE
35
NNE
35
NE
30
NE
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:03AM0.88m
6:25PM1.13m
6:46AM0.89m
7:06PM1.14m
7:26AM0.90m
7:44PM1.14m
Low Tide
00:14AM0.06m
12:01PM0.07m
00:59AM0.06m
12:42PM0.08m
1:40AM0.06m
1:22PM0.08m
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:48
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:09
8:10
8:12
4
2
Temp °C
24
23
23
22
22
23
23
21
20
18
17
17
17
18
19
20
20
20
19
18
16
14
15
16
24
21
23
22
20
19
19
19
16
14
13
14
15
17
16
17
17
18
17
12
8
7
8
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.7
NNE
5
0.5
NNE
5
0.4
NNE
5
0.4
NNE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
Energy kJ
54
54
34
41
33
32
26
24
24
18
18
18
22
14
9
9
6
6
4
11
11
7
7
7
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
0.2
S
7
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.4
SE
8
0.4
S
7
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
S
6
0.1
E
14
Energy kJ
3
3
44
42
34
1
1
24
14
7
7
18
18
18
11
11
11
11
10
7
2
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
NE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
Energy kJ
3
2
2
2
3
8
8
7
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
3
0.7
WSW
4
0.6
W
3
0.5
NW
3
0.5
N
4
0.6
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.7
N
5
0.7
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
5
0.4
SSW
3
0.6
SSW
3
0.7
SW
4
0.6
W
4
1
N
4
1.3
NNE
5
1.5
NNE
6
1.5
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
Energy kJ
8
11
8
5
6
11
18
22
21
26
34
28
2
7
12
9
34
86
148
164
177
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
221
221
99
65
197
167
279
296
170
167
514
100
649
598
649
828
653
411
243
1051
1167
869
543
540
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
1
3
2
2
2
1
3
1
1
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
9
8
7
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
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