Jennette's Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 18 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
17.4° C
(Which is 3.8°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 9AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 18). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 May)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (18 May)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (18 May)1.5ft (0.5m)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 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 21°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
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)
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24
24
24
40
43
26
26
43
44
44
42
41
41
41
42
45
45
45
45
45
62
46
46
64
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
S
25
SSE
25
S
30
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
25
S
30
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:09AM1.04m
9:35PM1.32m
10:04AM1.02m
10:30PM1.26m
11:01AM1.01m
Low Tide
3:19AM-0.11m
3:12PM-0.10m
4:13AM-0.09m
4:08PM-0.08m
5:07AM-0.05m
5:07PM-0.03m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:54
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:02
8:04
8:04
Temp °C
23
23
22
24
25
25
23
22
21
21
21
23
24
24
22
22
21
21
21
24
25
25
23
22
23
24
23
26
24
24
22
21
20
21
20
23
22
21
20
20
19
21
21
23
23
22
21
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
Energy kJ
24
24
24
40
43
26
26
43
44
44
42
41
41
41
42
45
45
45
45
45
62
46
46
64
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.3
SSE
4
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
7
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.4
SE
4
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.3
SSE
4
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
Energy kJ
7
7
3
6
2
2
2
2
3
3
5
3
3
3
5
5
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
17
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
17
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
Energy kJ
4
4
6
4
6
4
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
4
0.5
S
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.2
W
3
0.4
S
3
0.6
S
3
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.3
SW
3
0.4
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.5
S
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SSW
4
0.6
S
3
0.9
S
4
0.9
S
4
0.8
S
4
Energy kJ
10
6
1
1
2
8
13
14
10
9
1
2
5
12
13
13
10
5
3
6
7
27
28
21
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)
99
99
258
14
702
1277
1277
871
313
6
73
14
434
434
1314
522
279
22
197
5
313
464
287
279
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
1
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
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