Jennette's Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 19 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
18.3° C
(Which is 3.0°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 8PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (19 May)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (19 May)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu morning).

Tue
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Fri
22
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
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.7
SE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
41
41
41
42
45
45
45
45
81
46
46
46
46
45
112
99
96
75
72
70
70
61
62
62
Wind (km/h)
15
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
20
S
30
S
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
10
W
5
SW
5
SE
15
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
20
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
10:04AM1.02m
10:30PM1.26m
11:01AM1.01m
11:28PM1.19m
12:01PM0.99m
00:28AM1.10m
Low Tide
4:08PM-0.08m
5:07AM-0.05m
5:07PM-0.03m
6:03AM-0.02m
6:10PM0.02m
7:00AM0.02m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:52
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:04
8:04
8:05
8:06
1
2
Temp °C
24
25
25
23
22
21
21
22
24
25
25
23
23
22
22
22
23
24
25
24
20
18
18
18
24
23
23
21
20
19
20
21
23
23
22
21
22
21
24
24
25
24
24
25
20
17
18
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.7
SE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
SE
9
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
Energy kJ
41
41
41
42
45
45
45
45
81
46
46
46
46
45
112
99
96
75
72
70
70
61
62
62
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
15
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SE
5
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
Energy kJ
3
3
3
5
5
4
7
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
15
15
4
3
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
Energy kJ
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
4
0.6
S
3
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.6
S
3
0.8
S
4
0.9
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.7
SSE
5
0.3
SW
3
0.2
NNE
3
0.6
NNE
4
0.7
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
6
Energy kJ
6
7
12
14
14
14
3
3
1
7
19
27
22
24
2
1
15
27
32
39
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
22
320
434
320
258
293
279
279
0
320
483
278
221
99
0
0
0
42
559
0
38
20
20
20
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
8
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