Jennette's Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 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 1AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 May)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (16 May)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (16 May)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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 night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Mon
18
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
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)
0.8
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
ENE
9
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
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
0.4
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
76
45
36
35
36
47
47
56
56
54
49
32
32
32
32
44
24
24
24
24
24
24
25
43
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
ESE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
WSW
10
SW
20
S
30
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
20
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
20
SSE
cross-on
cross-on
cross
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
cross-off
cross
High Tide
6:56PM1.33m
7:25AM1.05m
7:48PM1.36m
8:17AM1.05m
8:41PM1.36m
9:09AM1.04m
Low Tide
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
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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
16
16
17
18
19
18
20
21
22
20
20
20
19
20
22
24
24
22
22
21
20
21
23
24
13
13
14
15
16
15
19
17
17
15
16
16
17
18
21
22
20
19
20
19
19
21
24
22
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
SE
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
0.5
SE
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
0.4
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
Energy kJ
76
45
32
35
36
47
47
33
34
33
33
32
17
32
32
44
24
24
24
24
24
24
25
43
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.5
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.3
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
0.1
NE
8
Energy kJ
17
12
36
27
36
13
14
56
56
54
49
32
32
11
7
14
15
14
7
7
6
4
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.3
SE
5
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
E
18
Energy kJ
3
25
8
4
2
20
20
4
27
24
14
4
4
4
4
4
6
3
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
2
0.3
SSW
2
0.6
S
3
0.8
S
4
0.9
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.5
S
3
0.8
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.6
S
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.2
SSW
2
Energy kJ
1
1
8
19
27
25
6
3
2
5
19
20
20
13
8
2
1
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)
65
167
99
8
99
6
0
110
687
687
1070
293
54
22
5
283
320
293
293
221
300
38
73
65
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
4
4
2
4
1
4
3
3
4
2
2
9
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
6
5
4
5
4
7
9
9
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
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