Jennette's Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.93° N 75.61° W

Issued: 1 am 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Jennette's Pier sea temperature is
27.1° C

1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year

Jennette's Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Jennette's Pier surf forecast from 5 Jul 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Thursday 9 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period, ESE swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Friday 10 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period, SE swell with 110 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 9 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Jennette's Pier this week:

The surf forecast for Jennette's Pier over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 09) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.4m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.7m and 5s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Jennette's Pier in the next 16 days are 0.9m 9s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 10) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.1m 4s period and expected on Tuesday (Jul 07) at 11PM.

Wave TypeTime (EDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 2AM (Thu 9th Jul)1.5ft (0.4m) 9s
Best Surf 2AM (Thu 9th Jul)1.5ft (0.4m) 9s
Most Powerful11PM (Fri 10th Jul)3ft (0.9m) 9s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Jennette's Pier over the next 16 days.


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Alright, folks, Rusty here. Let's be straight with you – the next couple of weeks are looking pretty flat and quiet around here. We'll get a few tiny windows for a splash, but nothing to get the heart racing. The pattern is small, messy, and mostly a write-off.

We start off with nothing on offer for the first few days. The first real chance to get wet, and I use the term loosely, is on Thursday the 9th here at Jennette's Pier. We're looking at a tiny 2ft NE windswell with a short, weak period of just 6 seconds. The combined energy is a weak 51, so don't expect any push. The morning has a light cross-offshore breeze that’ll keep things clean, and that's about the only highlight. It's strictly a longboard or foiling kind of day for the desperate.

Friday the 10th morning offers a little something different. A 2ft swell from the SE, still a weak 8-second period, with a moderate offshore wind from the WSW. The energy is up to 74, which is still weak, but the clean conditions might make it feel a touch better than it looks on paper. It's surfable, but very ordinary. The afternoon goes onshore and choppy.

Moving into the second week, Monday the 13th has a small pulse of 1ft ESE groundswell with a better 10-second period. The morning sees a moderate offshore wind from the W, keeping things clean, but the energy is still low at 49. The afternoon settles into a gentle offshore with energy at 61, but again, we’re talking about barely rideable waves.

Honestly, there isn't a single standout day in this whole 16-day run. The best you can hope for is a clean, small wave on Thursday the 9th or Monday the 13th mornings if you absolutely need to get in the water. The water temp is sitting at a warm 81°F, which is about normal for this time of year, so at least you won't freeze while you're bobbing around waiting for a set that never comes.

Stay patient, folks. Sometimes it just stays poor for a stretch.

- Rusty

Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 30°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Tue afternoon).

Days 4-6 Weather Summary

Heavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 32°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SW by Thu night).

Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
AM
PM
Night
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
8
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.3
ESE
9
0.7
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.6
NE
6
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
1
S
4
0.3
ENE
8
1.2
NNE
5
1.1
NE
5
0.9
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
14
15
17
17
21
31
31
28
30
29
28
26
21
49
53
28
12
64
65
62
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
30
S
25
SSW
15
SSW
25
S
15
SW
20
W
25
SSE
10
ESE
5
N
15
ENE
15
WSW
10
NNW
15
SE
25
SW
20
WSW
15
SSE
15
N
10
NE
15
NE
0
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
cross
on
glassy
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
11:38AM1.01m
11:48PM0.99m
12:24PM1.04m
00:38AM0.94m
1:16PM1.08m
1:34AM0.90m
2:14PM1.11m
2:37AM0.87m
3:17PM1.16m
3:43AM0.87m
4:21PM1.20m
4:49AM0.89m
5:24PM1.25m
Low Tide
5:53PM0.17m
6:10AM0.08m
6:47PM0.17m
6:55AM0.08m
7:49PM0.17m
7:47AM0.07m
8:55PM0.15m
8:45AM0.05m
10:02PM0.12m
9:47AM0.03m
11:07PM0.07m
10:51AM-0.01m
00:08AM0.01m
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thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
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clear
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thunderstorm
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:50
5:52
5:52
5:52
5:54
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:22
8:22
8:21
8:21
8:21
8:20
 mm
1
1
1
4
1
18
1
5
14
3
3
18
1
2
4
Temp °C
28
29
27
29
30
27
29
30
28
26
27
25
25
27
27
30
32
30
25
26
26
Feels °C
31
29
27
31
30
28
30
33
31
30
31
27
28
29
27
31
33
32
28
29
29
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
10
0.5
S
6
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
9
0.5
S
7
0.4
ESE
9
0.7
NNE
5
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.3
NE
7
0.7
SE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
7
0.9
NE
6
Energy kJ
23
14
14
17
17
18
17
31
28
26
29
26
26
21
49
53
7
72
25
11
62
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
5
0.4
ESE
10
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
SSE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.3
ENE
9
0.4
NE
4
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
SE
9
Energy kJ
3
31
1
1
30
9
29
25
21
22
12
15
6
9
16
31
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
7
0.1
NE
6
0.3
NNE
5
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
SE
7
0.3
ESE
9
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
ENE
8
0.4
SE
9
Energy kJ
1
1
5
28
12
15
9
9
9
12
22
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
3
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.5
S
5
0.7
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.4
SW
3
0.7
S
3
0.9
SSW
4
0.4
S
3
0.6
S
4
0.5
SW
3
1
S
4
0.4
N
4
1.2
NNE
5
1.1
NE
5
Energy kJ
2
13
15
11
13
21
2
10
33
3
9
6
28
5
64
65
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1972
1051
258
502
99
99
22
544
807
38
237
0
0
167
649
0
258
38
65
687
0
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
3
2
2
3
2
2
4
2
2
4
3
3
4
3
2
3
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
5
6
8
7
5
5
9
8
9
9
5
6
6
5
8
7
4
9
9
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Information about the Jennette's Pier Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Jennette's Pier provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Jennette's Pier can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Jennette's Pier surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Jennette's Pier) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Jennette's Pier may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.

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