Jennette's Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 17 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
17.0° C
(Which is 4.0°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 2PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 May)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (17 May)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (17 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

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 20°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wed
20
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
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
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
32
32
32
37
35
24
24
24
24
24
31
31
26
26
43
44
44
42
48
40
41
42
44
45
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
SSW
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
SSW
20
SSE
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
S
25
SSE
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:17AM1.05m
8:41PM1.36m
9:09AM1.04m
9:35PM1.32m
10:04AM1.02m
10:30PM1.26m
Low Tide
2:27AM-0.11m
2:18PM-0.11m
3:19AM-0.11m
3:12PM-0.10m
4:13AM-0.09m
4:08PM-0.08m
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
5:54
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:01
8:02
8:04
8:04
Temp °C
20
20
22
25
25
23
23
22
22
21
24
25
25
23
22
22
21
21
23
24
24
22
21
21
18
18
21
24
22
20
20
22
22
21
25
23
23
22
21
21
20
21
23
22
21
20
19
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
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
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
Energy kJ
32
32
32
37
35
24
24
24
24
24
31
31
26
26
43
44
44
42
48
40
41
42
44
45
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
SSE
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
0.2
ENE
8
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
0.3
SSE
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
Energy kJ
14
11
11
14
15
14
7
7
7
6
6
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
5
5
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
8
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
0.1
E
15
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
7
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
13
Energy kJ
24
24
14
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
4
6
5
5
1
4
5
5
5
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
S
5
0.6
S
3
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.5
S
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.2
WSW
3
0.3
SSW
2
0.5
S
3
0.6
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.4
SSE
3
0.6
S
3
0.7
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
Energy kJ
4
4
2
8
7
14
12
9
5
3
1
1
5
9
13
9
7
5
2
8
13
10
9
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)
110
22
5
0
438
364
278
99
99
79
5
1277
1277
1073
871
300
99
5
0
434
434
434
522
522
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
1
6
4
4
5
6
5
4
5
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
4
8
6
4
4
5
6
5
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
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