Oceanic Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 13 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
20.4° C
(Which is 3.3°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 7PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 May)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Afternoon (13 May)2ft (0.6m)5s
Evening (13 May)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Sat
16
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
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
5
0.6
SE
5
0.9
ESE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
6
1
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.5
E
6
0.8
SE
6
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.2
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
23
49
97
111
94
80
66
49
31
20
51
59
62
64
50
51
42
33
26
34
34
34
7
Wind (km/h)
15
E
20
E
20
E
10
ESE
5
SSW
10
SW
10
W
15
NW
20
NNW
15
NW
25
WNW
20
NW
25
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
5
W
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
on
on
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:51PM1.29m
6:13AM1.12m
6:45PM1.38m
7:08AM1.13m
7:39PM1.45m
Low Tide
11:54AM0.01m
00:34AM0.07m
12:44PM-0.05m
1:29AM0.01m
1:35PM-0.10m
2:22AM-0.03m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:09
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:04
8:05
8:05
8:06
Temp °C
21
22
21
21
21
20
18
18
22
24
24
20
16
14
13
12
17
22
23
23
20
20
20
20
19
20
20
22
23
21
18
16
19
20
17
14
10
9
9
8
13
18
20
21
18
18
18
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.4
SE
7
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
7
1.1
SE
6
1
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.5
SSE
7
0.8
SE
6
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.5
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.7
SSE
8
Energy kJ
22
23
12
97
111
94
80
66
49
31
26
51
59
62
64
50
51
42
33
26
34
34
34
51
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
S
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
E
6
0.1
SW
4
0.1
SW
4
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.4
E
8
0.3
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
9
Energy kJ
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
4
15
26
20
1
1
4
3
18
8
4
4
4
3
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
8
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
SE
10
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
S
4
Energy kJ
5
5
4
4
4
3
10
9
9
4
4
4
4
8
7
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.9
ESE
6
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
N
3
0.3
NNW
3
0.2
NNW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.5
SW
4
Energy kJ
18
19
49
3
2
2
1
3
5
5
3
6
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
1
1
Distance (km)
46
628
727
156
0
0
0
2
3
3
3
36
93
36
0
36
19
19
36
228
470
334
303
333
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
1
3
3
3
4
2
1
2
2
2
3
4
3
1
2
2
2
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
9
9
9
9
9
4
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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