Surf Forecasts:
Jennette's Pier surf forecast from 2 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 3 Sep, 11AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period, ESE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 2 Sep, 5PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period, ESE swell with 109 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 3 Sep, 11AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 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 (Sep 03) at 11AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 6s. 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 0.8m 10s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 02) at 5PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.2m 4s period and expected on Friday (Sep 04) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11AM (Thu 3rd Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 9s |
| Best Surf | 11AM (Thu 3rd Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Wed 2nd Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Jennette's Pier over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let me tell you what’s cooking for Jennette’s Pier over the next couple of weeks. Gotta be straight with you, it’s looking like a tough stretch for the Outer Banks crew.
We’ve got a long, quiet run ahead. From now right through until early on Saturday the 12th of September, it’s pretty grim. There’s barely a ripple worth paddling for, with most days showing weak energy and poor conditions. You’d be hard-pressed to find a wave, let alone a decent one. It’s a big gap of flat, ordinary weather.
Now, there is a little flicker of hope as we head into the second weekend. On Saturday the 12th of September, we see a bump in the swell. The morning session looks the most promising of the entire outlook. At Jennette’s Pier, we’ve got a clean, glassy start with a light breeze and a small 4ft swell pushing in from the NNE. The period is short at 7 seconds, so it’s not packing much punch, but combined wave energy is moderate at 134 – a sign something is moving. The light offshore wind from the WSW on that Wednesday earlier in the week also keeps things tidy, but Saturday morning is the real window. This is your only real standout. It’s small and weak, but it’s clean, and that’s a win here. It’ll be a fun, small-wave log session for the intermediates. Water temp is sitting at 82°, which is a touch warmer than average for this time of year, so you don’t need a thick suit.
The rest of the period after that drops back off again. Sunday the 13th shows a touch more energy (167) but with a cross-onshore wind making it messy. Late in the run, we see some longer-period groundswell (13-14 seconds) but it’s tiny, barely 0.7ft to 1ft. That's just not enough to get excited about.
So, bottom line: the surf is mostly a write-off. It’s a long stretch of nothing, but that Saturday morning of the 12th is the only time you should bother checking. It’s not big, but it’s your best bet.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 32°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the N by Fri night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 26°C on Sat morning, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NNE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 4 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
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 kJ | 116 | 109 | 65 | 45 | 43 | 27 | 26 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 28 | 34 | 17 | 37 | 82 | 106 | 86 | 55 | 33 | 32 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:33AM1.26m | 11:54PM1.00m | 12:30PM1.24m | 00:55AM0.94m | 1:36PM1.21m | 2:05AM0.92m | 2:48PM1.20m | 3:20AM0.94m | 4:00PM1.21m | 4:31AM0.99m | 5:05PM1.24m | 5:34AM1.08m | 6:03PM1.26m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 6:11PM0.21m | 6:01AM0.13m | 7:14PM0.24m | 7:01AM0.16m | 8:25PM0.26m | 8:11AM0.18m | 9:37PM0.23m | 9:25AM0.17m | 10:42PM0.18m | 10:38AM0.13m | 11:39PM0.12m | 11:43AM0.09m | 00:29AM0.06m | ||||||||
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 | 6:33 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — |
 | — | 7:29 | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:20 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 39 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 32 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 |
Feels °C | 30 | 33 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 26 | 28 | 32 | 23 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | SE 6 | ENE 9 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | 116 | 109 | 65 | 45 | 43 | 27 | 26 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 37 | 82 | 106 | 86 | 28 | 33 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 5 | ESE 8 | ENE 7 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | ENE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 55 | 7 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | — | E 8 | S 6 | E 10 | S 5 | E 8 | — | — | S 5 | SE 8 | — | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | — | — | 2 | 18 | — | 6 | 7 | 32 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 2 | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | WSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 4 | NNW 3 | NNE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 5 | — | SSE 7 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 9 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 4 | 13 | 28 | 34 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 22 | — | 56 | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 434 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 38 | 258 | 497 | 637 | 243 | 608 | 237 | 844 | 807 | 433 | 1051 | 824 | 171 | 80 | 167 | 116 |
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