Oceanic Pier Surf Forecast

/ Carolina North (37 breaks) / North Carolina (27 breaks) /

USA (1297 breaks) / Lat Long: (34.19° N 77.81° W)

Surf Forecasts:

Oceanic Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 25 May 2026 EDT

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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 23.6° C
(Which is 1.2°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 8AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 25). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (25 May)	0.5ft (0.2m)	8s
Afternoon (25 May)	0.5ft (0.2m)	8s
Evening (25 May)	1ft (0.3m)	8s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 24°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 25								Tuesday 26								Wednesday 27
	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 8	ENE 8	E 8	ENE 8	E 7	E 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	5	5	5	5	5	10	11	11	10	11	5	11	4	10	21	57	69	58	73	78	80	82	68	66
Wind (km/h)	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		4:01AM1.13m				4:46PM1.20m				4:54AM1.09m					5:36PM1.24m				5:43AM1.06m				6:23PM1.27m
Low Tide				10:32AM0.06m					11:05PM0.14m				11:20AM0.05m				11:58PM0.12m				12:06PM0.04m


	—	6:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:14	—
mm	2	4	2	3	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—
Temp °C	24	24	24	25	26	26	25	24	24	24	24	27	27	27	26	25	24	24	25	28	28	29	26	25
Feels °C	24	24	25	25	25	27	26	25	25	25	25	27	25	26	26	26	26	26	27	27	27	28	26	26
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 7	E 7	E 8	E 8	SSE 6	E 8	E 7	E 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8
kJ	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	1	5	5	107	5	4	5	21	57	69	58	73	78	80	82	68	66
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	E 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 8	ENE 8	E 8	ENE 8	—	E 8	E 7	E 8	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	10	11	11	10	11	5	11	—	10	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	1
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	S 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	S 6	S 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 5	SSW 6
kJ	123	146	127	132	132	132	132	114	107	107	156	110	119	119	89	69	67	55	48	43	44	62	66	84
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Camp Pendleton Virginia	Camp Pendleton Virginia	Camp Pendleton Virginia	North End Virginia	Camp Pendleton Virginia	Corolla Lighthouse Carolina North	Virginia Beach Virginia	North End Virginia	North End Virginia	Camp Pendleton Virginia	Camp Pendleton Virginia	Nags Head Pier Carolina North	Nags Head Pier Carolina North	Chicahauk Carolina North	Damneck Naval Base Virginia	Camp Pendleton Virginia	Croatan Virginia	Chicahauk Carolina North	Chicahauk Carolina North	Outer Banks Pier Carolina North	Jennette's Pier Carolina North	Nags Head Pier Carolina North	Outer Banks Pier Carolina North	Chicahauk Carolina North
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	333	333	333	345	333	303	337	345	345	333	333	280	280	286	334	333	334	286	286	277	279	280	277	286
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina						Corolla Lighthouse						Chicahauk	Chicahauk	Chicahauk				Chicahauk	Chicahauk	Chicahauk	Avalon Pier	Chicahauk	Nags Head Pier	Chicahauk
Rating (10 max)						1						1	1	1				1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	3	4	4	2	2	2	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	9	9	9	9	6	7	9	6	8	9	9	9	6	6	9

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