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Shit Pipe Surf Forecast
/ Carolina North (37 breaks) / North Carolina (27 breaks) /
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Shit Pipe surfForecast / Carolina North / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 12 May 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Shit Pipe surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Shit Pipe sea temperature is
20.5° C
(Which is 3.1°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Shit Pipe today?
The current surf forecast for Shit Pipe at 11PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (12 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Shit Pipe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | |
108 | 80 | 60 | 57 | 64 | 58 | 28 | 25 | 46 | 97 | 97 | 80 | 80 | 45 | 73 | 40 | 38 | 59 | 47 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 25 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 4:49PM1.34m | 5:02AM1.23m | 5:39PM1.51m | 5:54AM1.23m | 6:29PM1.67m | 6:46AM1.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:56PM0.10m | 11:03AM-0.02m | 11:53PM0.02m | 11:48AM-0.10m | 00:48AM-0.06m | 12:35PM-0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:05 |
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Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 17 | 22 |
13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
 kJ | 12 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 25 | 25 | 46 | 97 | 97 | 80 | 80 | 45 | 73 | 40 | 38 | 59 | 47 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 25 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 10 | SE 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | S 7 | ESE 10 | E 6 | E 6 | SW 4 | — | SE 7 | SE 6 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 4 | 3 | — | 11 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 24 | 10 | 20 | 21 | 1 | — | 12 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 8 | S 8 | — | S 7 | S 7 | E 8 | ESE 10 | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | ESE 10 | — | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 9 | — | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10 | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10 | — | 9 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | 4 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | N 3 | NW 2 | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 2 | — |
| kJ | 108 | 80 | 60 | 57 | 64 | 58 | 28 | 23 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 138 | 29 | 21 | 517 | 549 | 600 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 |
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