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Rodanthe Pier Surf Forecast
/ Carolina North (37 breaks) / Carolina (12 breaks) /
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Rodanthe Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 13 May 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight 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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | N 4 | N 5 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | |
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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 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) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
 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) | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 13 | NNE 4 | E 13 | E 12 | SSE 6 | N 5 | N 5 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| 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) | S 6 | E 15 | E 15 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 6 | E 10 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | — | E 13 | — | E 9 | SE 8 | N 5 | N 4 |
| 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) | — | SSE 2 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | — | — | — | N 3 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 4 | — | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | WNW 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 38 | — | — | — | 11 | 33 | 22 | 11 | 10 | — | 11 | 20 | 23 | 2 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
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