Oceanic Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 21 May 2026 EDT
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Oceanic Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Oceanic Pier sea temperature is
22.5° C
(Which is 2.0°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Oceanic Pier today?

The current surf forecast for Oceanic Pier at 5AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (21 May)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (21 May)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

Table - waves today at Oceanic Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
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
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
1.1
SE
8
1
SE
8
1
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
1
SE
8
1
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
100
112
66
68
53
145
123
120
187
126
126
109
107
99
91
94
138
99
86
86
84
69
67
65
Wind (km/h)
10
S
5
SSW
5
SW
10
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
SW
15
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
S
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
00:14AM1.37m
12:51PM1.09m
1:12AM1.30m
1:53PM1.09m
2:10AM1.24m
2:53PM1.12m
Low Tide
6:50AM0.02m
6:58PM0.03m
7:48AM0.05m
8:01PM0.09m
8:45AM0.06m
9:04PM0.12m
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:05
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:09
8:09
8:10
1
1
4
3
2
2
1
Temp °C
23
23
23
24
25
25
24
24
24
24
24
25
26
26
24
24
24
23
23
25
25
25
24
24
25
26
26
25
25
24
24
25
26
26
25
26
25
26
25
25
26
25
25
26
25
25
26
26
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
1.1
SE
8
1
SE
8
1
SE
8
1
SE
8
1
SE
8
1
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
7
0.9
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
7
Energy kJ
100
112
66
68
53
145
123
120
123
126
126
109
107
99
91
94
82
99
86
86
84
69
67
65
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
7
Energy kJ
8
8
35
35
53
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
3
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.2
ENE
8
Energy kJ
8
8
8
8
1
1
7
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
0.2
SSW
5
Energy kJ
187
138
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
372
0
0
116
794
798
1563
303
277
0
0
261
266
266
264
261
266
266
247
238
247
238
156
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Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
7
7
7
6
5
7
5
7
7
8
8
7
6
7
5
5
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