Jennette's Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.93° N 75.61° W

Jennette's Pier Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Issued: 7 am 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Jennette's Pier sea temperature is
27.6°C
1.3° 

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 27 Aug 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Saturday 29 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period, ESE swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Wednesday 2 Sep, 8AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period, ESE swell with 93 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 29 Aug, 5AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s 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 Saturday (Aug 29) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 10s. 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 0.6m 11s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 02) at 8AM. Winds are predicted to be offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 4s period and expected on Wednesday (Sep 02) at 11PM.

Wave TypeTime (EDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 5AM (Sat 29th Aug)1.5ft (0.5m) 8s
Best Surf 5AM (Sat 29th Aug)1.5ft (0.5m) 8s
Most Powerful 8AM (Wed 2nd Sep)2ft (0.6m) 11s

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


The Lowdown

Righto, grab a coffee and have a listen. Rusty here, and I’ve been staring at the charts for the Outer Banks. Honestly, the next couple of weeks look pretty grim for a proper paddle session at Jennette’s Pier. We are in for a long, dry spell.

The water’s sitting at a balmy 82°F, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year, so at least it’ll be comfortable sitting on the beach watching the flatness.

We start off on Thursday, 27 August, with a tiny 2ft easterly swell, but it’s just not happening. With thunderstorms threatening and the wind all over the place, the surf is poor. That theme carries on right through the first week. We see a few mornings with clean conditions, like Saturday 29 August morning when a light offshore tries to tidy up that measly 2ft from the ESE, but every session score is junk. Honestly, there’s just no wave energy to work with – the combined energy reading is barely ticking over, mostly in the 20s and 30s.

We finally get a little spike on the morning of the 2nd of September. A 2ft groundswell from the ESE with a promising 11-second period shows up, giving us a combined energy of 91. It’s still pretty weak, but with a clean offshore breeze there might be a few fun, fat little rollers for a log. But by the afternoon, the wind swings onshore and crosses it up again, so you’d have to get it first thing.

Then the system goes properly pear-shaped. From the 6th of September onwards, a strong onshore blow kicks up a messy, lumpy sea state. The swell height actually bumps up to 6ft by the afternoon of the 6th, but it's pure wind-slop with a period of only 6 seconds. The energy jumps to 231 – moderate energy – but with a howling 22 mph onshore wind, it’s a complete washout. That kind of short-period, onshore mess is not for a paddle board; it looks far more interesting for the kite-surfing crew. That raw power continues into the 7th and 8th, but it stays ugly and cross-onshore.

After that, the energy just drops off a cliff. For the final few days we are left with tiny, weak energy readings and just flat, poor conditions. There is simply nothing to recommend in this entire 16-day run. It's one of those blank spells that can happen at this time of year, but hopefully the forecasts will change.

Rusty.

Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Days 4-6 Weather Summary

Mostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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0
0
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0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
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
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8
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.4
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
9
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
38
59
56
36
35
38
37
21
22
27
26
24
21
21
19
12
12
30
91
77
66
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
25
S
25
SW
15
SSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
ESE
5
E
10
NNE
10
E
15
SSW
10
WSW
25
S
25
SW
20
WSW
15
S
20
SW
15
W
15
SSE
25
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
on
glassy
cross
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
cross
cross-off
off
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:40PM1.21m
8:04AM1.16m
8:17PM1.21m
8:41AM1.21m
8:55PM1.19m
9:20AM1.25m
9:34PM1.16m
10:00AM1.28m
10:16PM1.12m
10:44AM1.28m
11:02PM1.06m
11:33AM1.26m
11:54PM1.00m
Low Tide
1:34PM0.16m
2:03AM0.11m
2:16PM0.13m
2:37AM0.09m
2:58PM0.12m
3:11AM0.07m
3:41PM0.12m
3:47AM0.07m
4:26PM0.14m
4:26AM0.08m
5:15PM0.17m
5:10AM0.10m
6:11PM0.21m
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thunderstorm
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clear
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6:30
6:30
6:31
6:31
6:33
6:33
6:33
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7:37
7:36
7:34
7:32
7:31
7:30
7:29
 mm
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2
9
5
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4
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1
Temp °C
26
28
27
27
27
25
26
27
27
26
26
26
27
29
27
29
31
30
29
31
30
Feels °C
27
28
27
29
27
26
28
31
30
29
29
28
30
29
27
30
33
31
31
35
32
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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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