Oceanic Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 27 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 (27 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Oceanic Pier at 6PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 27). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 May)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Afternoon (27 May)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (27 May)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 22°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Sat morning).

Wed
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Sat
30
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
1
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)
0.2
E
7
0.8
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
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
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.3
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
80
68
68
68
68
68
66
54
42
42
42
42
39
38
38
29
24
48
21
28
12
15
9
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
W
10
NW
20
ENE
20
E
15
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
10
SW
10
W
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
6:23PM1.27m
6:30AM1.04m
7:06PM1.30m
7:13AM1.02m
7:47PM1.30m
7:54AM1.01m
Low Tide
12:06PM0.04m
00:47AM0.10m
12:49PM0.03m
1:32AM0.09m
1:30PM0.03m
2:15AM0.08m
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thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
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part cloud
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thunderstorm
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6:01
6:01
6:01
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8:14
8:15
8:15
8:15
3
2
1
2
1
Temp °C
28
29
28
26
25
25
24
24
28
31
31
25
24
23
23
23
23
24
23
24
24
23
23
22
27
27
27
26
26
25
24
26
29
31
32
25
24
23
22
21
21
22
22
23
24
23
25
25
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.9
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.8
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SE
5
0.5
SE
8
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
5
0.6
SSE
5
Energy kJ
122
80
68
68
68
68
68
58
66
52
39
39
29
39
38
38
29
22
48
14
28
27
26
19
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
S
6
0.3
SSW
6
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SSW
5
0.3
SE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
1
1
1
66
54
42
42
42
42
20
20
20
12
12
7
21
6
8
15
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.4
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.3
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
Energy kJ
1
1
6
2
12
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
4
1.1
SSW
5
1
SSW
5
1.2
SSW
6
1.1
SSW
6
1.1
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
6
1
S
6
0.3
ENE
2
0.6
E
4
0.7
E
4
0.7
E
4
0.8
E
4
0.8
E
4
0.8
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.5
SE
5
Energy kJ
36
25
64
62
81
74
77
131
81
1
10
18
18
23
23
24
13
12
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
279
279
279
334
470
372
19
0
0
0
0
41
41
93
93
123
247
320
320
156
156
320
257
159
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
6
9
9
9
8
9
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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