Jennette's Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 21 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
20.2° C
(Which is 1.4°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 3AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 21). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (22 May)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (22 May)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sun
24
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SE
8
1
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.9
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1
NE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
118
132
93
99
65
65
67
59
60
60
77
121
141
151
151
129
110
98
120
126
133
173
186
180
Wind (km/h)
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
15
WNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
20
N
20
N
15
N
5
N
0
SE
5
S
0
SSW
0
S
15
SSE
25
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
25
S
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
25
S
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
00:28AM1.10m
1:03PM0.98m
1:30AM1.03m
2:07PM1.00m
2:31AM0.96m
Low Tide
6:10PM0.02m
7:00AM0.02m
7:17PM0.06m
7:57AM0.04m
8:25PM0.09m
8:52AM0.06m
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thunderstorm
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
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part cloud
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rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
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thunderstorm
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:50
5:50
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8:05
8:06
8:07
8:07
2
2
1
2
2
5
4
2
3
3
Temp °C
25
24
24
21
18
17
18
18
17
17
18
19
20
21
23
25
25
25
24
23
22
23
23
24
24
23
24
21
18
17
18
16
16
17
19
22
23
24
27
26
24
24
24
22
22
23
22
23
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.8
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.8
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.8
NNE
6
0.9
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1
NE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
Energy kJ
4
15
93
99
65
65
67
59
60
49
77
121
141
151
151
129
110
98
120
126
133
173
186
180
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
N
4
0.5
N
5
0.6
N
5
0.6
N
5
0.6
NNE
5
0.6
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
6
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
9
0.1
E
13
0.3
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.7
SSE
6
0.3
ESE
8
0.6
SE
6
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
Energy kJ
16
16
2
13
19
20
23
25
30
60
59
48
40
37
45
64
3
17
9
31
12
33
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.4
SE
7
Energy kJ
15
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
14
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SE
8
1
SE
8
0.9
SSE
6
0.2
WSW
2
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.8
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
0.8
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
Energy kJ
118
132
52
1
54
52
51
85
47
97
93
90
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
2
1
2
2
1
Distance (km)
540
296
14
6
65
0
0
65
65
79
65
0
0
0
0
434
434
22
14
54
54
22
22
54
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
7
7
7
6
5
7
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
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