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Oceanic Pier Surf Forecast
/ Carolina North (37 breaks) / North Carolina (27 breaks) /
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Oceanic Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 16 May 2026 EDTForecast 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
20.3° C
(Which is 3.7°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 2PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Oceanic Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | |
36 | 48 | 49 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 50 | 49 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 75 | 49 | 49 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 49 | 49 | 50 | 53 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 8:02AM1.13m | 8:32PM1.49m | 8:57AM1.13m | 9:26PM1.50m | 9:53AM1.12m | 10:21PM1.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:22AM-0.03m | 2:25PM-0.13m | 3:15AM-0.05m | 3:16PM-0.14m | 4:07AM-0.05m | 4:08PM-0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | 8:07 |
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Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 |
18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
 kJ | 36 | 48 | 49 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 50 | 49 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 75 | 49 | 49 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 49 | 49 | 50 | 53 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | S 4 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | S 5 | — | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 16 | E 13 |
| kJ | 3 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 6 | 6 | — | 8 | 7 | 10 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 17 | E 13 | SE 16 |
| kJ | 6 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 3 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 2 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | — | SSW 4 | S 3 | S 3 | SSE 4 | S 4 | — | — | SSE 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 3 | S 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 6 | — | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | — | — | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 277 | 19 | 19 | 926 | 1080 | 1224 | 1224 | 19 | 286 | 19 | 19 | 35 | 986 | 470 | 508 | 333 | 159 | 238 | 238 | 238 | 1227 | 156 | 156 | 617 |
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