Oceanic Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 28 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
23.7° C
(Which is 1.3°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Oceanic Pier today (28 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Oceanic Pier at 8PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 28). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (28 May)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (28 May)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the ENE by Sat night).

Thu
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sun
31
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
1.4
ENE
5
1.5
E
6
1.5
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.3
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
54
54
42
42
40
41
38
40
30
30
30
31
21
21
18
15
10
16
10
94
171
200
202
145
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
10
WNW
0
W
5
E
5
NE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ESE
20
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SW
5
W
15
WSW
15
W
15
NW
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:06PM1.30m
7:13AM1.02m
7:47PM1.30m
7:54AM1.01m
8:27PM1.30m
Low Tide
12:49PM0.03m
1:32AM0.09m
1:30PM0.03m
2:15AM0.08m
2:10PM0.04m
2:56AM0.08m
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:01
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:15
8:15
8:15
8:15
2
2
1
2
2
Temp °C
28
31
30
28
27
23
22
22
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
25
22
22
21
19
18
16
16
28
31
33
30
29
20
19
20
20
20
21
22
23
23
24
26
25
23
23
17
14
14
12
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
6
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.3
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
S
6
Energy kJ
50
38
37
26
26
41
38
40
30
30
30
31
21
21
15
13
13
14
8
5
2
2
2
3
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.4
ESE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.2
E
4
0.1
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
Energy kJ
54
54
42
42
40
18
11
11
6
6
6
6
3
1
3
15
9
16
10
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
S
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.3
S
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
S
6
0.1
E
13
Energy kJ
1
1
1
10
6
1
3
3
3
2
1
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
6
1.1
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.6
E
3
0.8
E
4
0.8
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.5
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.2
WSW
2
0.4
ENE
3
1.4
ENE
5
1.5
E
6
1.5
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.3
E
7
Energy kJ
124
91
64
7
25
28
24
22
9
9
13
14
18
8
10
1
2
94
171
200
202
145
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
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
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
19
19
87
123
236
113
853
482
372
372
320
159
159
372
550
482
473
471
547
36
156
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
2
1
1
2
2
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
7
7
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
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