Rodanthe Pier surf break

Rodanthe Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 13 May 2026 EDT
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Rodanthe Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Rodanthe Pier sea temperature is
18.3° C
(Which is 3.2°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Rodanthe Pier today?

The current surf forecast for Rodanthe Pier at 8AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 May)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (13 May)1ft (0.3m)10s
Evening (13 May)2ft (0.6m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed night, min 13°C on Thu afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
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
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
E
10
0.6
ESE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.8
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.9
N
4
0.7
N
5
0.5
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
40
29
20
20
19
15
20
38
35
45
43
32
33
24
22
33
58
57
58
43
55
40
41
39
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
20
SSE
25
S
20
SSW
15
WSW
20
WNW
25
N
40
N
25
N
5
NNW
30
NNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
10
N
10
E
15
SE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
High Tide
7:32AM0.19m
9:15PM0.20m
8:16AM0.19m
9:55PM0.21m
9:03AM0.19m
10:31PM0.21m
Low Tide
2:48AM0.11m
3:13PM0.06m
3:46AM0.12m
3:55PM0.06m
4:40AM0.11m
4:35PM0.06m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
5:58
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:57
7:58
7:59
2
3
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
18
18
18
19
20
20
21
21
18
16
13
14
15
16
14
14
13
15
17
18
17
19
14
13
13
14
15
17
19
18
20
20
16
12
5
9
14
10
8
8
6
9
12
15
15
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
7
0.7
SE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.5
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
Energy kJ
40
29
20
20
19
11
8
10
35
45
43
32
33
24
22
33
58
57
58
43
50
40
41
39
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
13
0.4
NNE
4
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
N
5
0.4
N
5
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
Energy kJ
19
20
20
20
18
8
8
8
4
8
8
8
8
8
8
4
6
3
3
16
12
8
17
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
6
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
NE
6
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.6
E
9
0.4
SE
8
0.3
N
5
0.3
N
4
Energy kJ
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
1
8
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
55
17
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
2
0.4
SE
3
0.5
SE
4
0.5
SE
4
0.6
ESE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.8
SE
6
0.7
N
3
0.9
N
4
0.7
N
5
0.5
N
5
0.5
N
4
0.7
NNW
4
0.8
NNW
4
0.8
NNW
4
0.3
WNW
3
Energy kJ
1
4
7
10
15
20
38
11
33
22
11
10
11
20
23
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
832
826
734
734
510
420
420
264
36
3
4
44
182
49
3
150
141
140
397
171
34
26
26
34
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
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
1
1
2
1
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
4
4
4
3
4
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
8
7
8
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
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