Surf Forecasts:
Jennette's Pier surf forecast from 10 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 14 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period, ENE swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 12 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period, ENE swell with 285 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 14 Jul, 8AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ENE 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 Tuesday (Jul 14) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 7s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 9s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Jennette's Pier in the next 16 days are 1.7m 7s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 12) 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 1.0m 4s period and expected on Thursday (Jul 16) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8AM (Tue 14th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 8AM (Tue 14th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Sun 12th Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Jennette's Pier over the next 16 days.
Alright folks, Rusty here with a look at what we’ve got coming up in the Outer Banks. I’m gonna level with you, looking at the charts for the next couple of weeks, it’s a pretty quiet stretch. We’re going to have a long wait for anything that’s really worth paddling out for, so patience is going to be key.
We’re looking at Jennette’s Pier, and for the first ten days or so, it’s just not happening. We’ve got a lot of tiny, weak swell and winds that are mostly onshore or cross-shore. There’s a lot of "poor surf conditions" in the data, and I’m not one to sugarcoat it. It’s a flat spell, plain and simple.
The water temperature at the start is sitting at 82°, which is about a touch warmer than normal for early July, so at least you won’t need a wetsuit while you’re sitting there waiting for a wave that never comes.
Around Tuesday, July 21st, we start to see a change. The morning brings a pulse of swell. It’s a NE swell at 3ft with a period of 6 seconds. The combined energy is sitting at 101 (moderate wave energy), and the wind is a light N breeze, making it cross-offshore and clean. It's still pretty ordinary, but it's the first time we see anything worth mentioning. That Tuesday morning window is the absolute best on offer, but don’t expect fireworks.
After that, it returns to small, messy conditions right through to the end of the period. There is a moment on Saturday morning, July 25th, when a 3ft SE swell rolls in with a fresh WSW offshore wind. It’ll be a clean 3ft, but again the energy is moderate and the period is short. It’s surfable, but you’ll be working for it.
So, the only real standout here is the morning of Tuesday, July 21st. It’s the only day we get over 3ft and a clean wind. Crowds can show up there sometimes, but on a Tuesday morning in such small conditions, it might be just a few of you out. It’s not going to be world-class, but it’s your best shot.
Overall, it’s a lean run. A week and a half of nearly nothing, then a couple of brief, small windows. Stick to the longboard if you’ve got one.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 31°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Fri night, fresh winds from the E by Sun night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 23°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Mon morning, calm by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 13 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 115 | 237 | 281 | 204 | 136 | 66 | 43 | 33 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:21PM1.20m | 4:49AM0.89m | 5:24PM1.25m | 5:52AM0.93m | 6:25PM1.29m | 6:52AM0.98m | 7:22PM1.31m | 7:49AM1.03m | 8:16PM1.30m | 8:43AM1.08m | 9:07PM1.27m | 9:35AM1.11m | 9:57PM1.22m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 9:47AM0.03m | 11:07PM0.07m | 10:51AM-0.01m | 00:08AM0.01m | 11:54AM-0.05m | 1:05AM-0.05m | 12:55PM-0.09m | 1:58AM-0.09m | 1:54PM-0.12m | 2:48AM-0.12m | 2:50PM-0.12m | 3:36AM-0.13m | 3:45PM-0.10m | 4:22AM-0.11m | |||||||
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 | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — |
 | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | 8:17 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 31 | 31 | 26 | 31 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 28 |
Feels °C | 28 | 32 | 31 | 25 | 31 | 28 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 32 | 30 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | ESE 9 | SSE 7 | ESE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 7 | ENE 6 | E 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 13 | 14 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 24 | 14 | 24 | 136 | 66 | 43 | 33 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | ESE 10 | S 4 | ESE 9 | SSE 7 | ESE 9 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 6 | E 16 | E 6 | E 15 |
| kJ | 10 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ENE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 7 | E 9 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | E 6 | E 15 | N 6 |
| kJ | 9 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | S 7 | W 3 | WSW 3 | — | N 3 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | W 3 | SW 2 | SSW 3 | WSW 3 | S 3 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 3 | 15 | 8 | 7 | — | 8 | 115 | 237 | 281 | 204 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 41 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 38 | 258 | 38 | 221 | 296 | 237 | 167 | 1411 | 296 | 319 | 868 | 99 | 171 | 1736 | 79 | 705 | 633 | 1167 | 1051 | 497 | 287 |
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