Oceanic Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm 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 11PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)--
Afternoon (21 May)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
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

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 26°C on Fri morning, min 23°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sun
24
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SE
8
1
SE
8
1
SE
8
1
SE
8
1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1
SE
6
1
SE
8
1
SE
8
1
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
1.2
SE
7
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.2
SE
6
1.2
SE
6
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
126
126
126
123
76
82
82
73
116
119
119
99
99
99
96
151
91
97
114
111
116
116
3
6
Wind (km/h)
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
NW
0
E
15
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
20
S
25
S
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
1:12AM1.30m
1:53PM1.09m
2:10AM1.24m
2:53PM1.12m
3:06AM1.18m
Low Tide
6:58PM0.03m
7:48AM0.05m
8:01PM0.09m
8:45AM0.06m
9:04PM0.12m
9:39AM0.07m
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:03
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:09
8:09
8:10
8:12
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
2
1
Temp °C
25
24
24
23
24
24
26
26
26
24
24
23
23
24
25
26
25
24
24
24
24
24
25
26
24
24
25
25
27
27
27
25
25
25
26
25
25
26
27
26
25
25
25
26
26
25
25
25
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SE
8
1
SE
8
1
SE
8
1
SE
8
1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1
SE
6
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
1
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
7
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
0.1
E
7
1.2
SE
6
1.2
SSE
6
0.1
E
12
Energy kJ
126
126
126
123
76
82
82
73
7
7
119
99
99
99
96
89
91
97
114
111
1
116
106
3
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
8
0.1
SE
12
Energy kJ
8
8
7
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
3
3
1
1
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
13
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
SE
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
Energy kJ
7
1
1
7
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SE
8
1
SE
8
1.2
SE
7
1.2
SE
6
1.3
SSE
6
Energy kJ
116
119
151
116
118
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Distance (km)
794
19
283
0
0
0
238
242
238
228
228
238
261
266
273
156
156
286
283
0
0
0
286
303
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
7
7
7
6
5
7
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
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