Oceanic Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 23 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
23.5° 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 4PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (23 May)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (23 May)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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 Sun morning. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tue
26
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.8
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
0.2
E
9
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.9
SE
6
1.1
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
155
96
96
96
94
77
135
168
131
131
114
127
6
12
13
12
5
5
5
66
79
64
72
72
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
2:10AM1.24m
2:53PM1.12m
3:06AM1.18m
3:51PM1.16m
4:01AM1.13m
4:46PM1.20m
Low Tide
8:45AM0.06m
9:04PM0.12m
9:39AM0.07m
10:07PM0.14m
10:32AM0.06m
11:05PM0.14m
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6:03
6:03
6:03
6:03
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8:10
8:12
8:13
8:13
3
2
1
1
1
5
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
24
24
25
26
25
24
24
24
24
25
25
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
25
26
26
25
25
24
27
26
26
26
26
25
25
26
26
27
26
26
26
27
25
25
25
25
25
26
25
26
26
26
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
0.8
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
9
1.2
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
0.3
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.9
SE
6
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.3
E
8
Energy kJ
99
96
96
96
94
77
86
105
131
131
114
5
6
106
94
12
5
5
5
66
5
5
5
11
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
E
12
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.3
E
8
Energy kJ
7
7
7
3
1
6
3
5
3
3
12
13
5
11
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
7
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
E
12
Energy kJ
1
7
7
7
6
6
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SE
8
1.2
SE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.2
SE
7
1.2
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.3
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
0.6
SSW
6
1.1
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
Energy kJ
155
135
168
127
109
94
123
123
100
25
79
64
72
72
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
36
113
156
156
156
156
372
286
0
0
0
0
303
303
303
303
19
303
303
303
333
334
333
333
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
4
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
7
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