Shit Pipe surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 15 May 2026 EDT
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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 3.5°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 10PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 15). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 May)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (15 May)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (15 May)2ft (0.6m)8s

Table - waves today at Shit Pipe. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 19°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Mon
18
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
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
E
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
33
43
34
35
37
36
37
48
50
51
53
51
43
42
31
31
32
31
31
73
60
60
60
49
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
0
N
10
S
10
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
15
S
15
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
7:18PM1.80m
7:36AM1.23m
8:09PM1.88m
8:28AM1.23m
9:00PM1.91m
Low Tide
12:35PM-0.17m
1:41AM-0.12m
1:23PM-0.21m
2:34AM-0.15m
2:13PM-0.23m
3:27AM-0.15m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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>
8:05
8:06
8:07
8:07
Temp °C
17
22
21
19
19
20
20
20
22
22
22
21
21
21
21
21
24
24
24
22
21
21
21
20
13
20
17
16
16
18
18
18
19
19
19
20
19
20
21
22
24
23
24
22
21
22
22
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SSE
4
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
Energy kJ
33
43
34
35
37
36
37
48
50
51
53
51
43
42
31
10
32
31
31
73
60
60
60
49
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
7
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SSE
4
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
15
0.1
SW
4
0.1
E
14
Energy kJ
14
6
8
8
8
3
3
13
10
4
5
1
5
6
6
31
10
6
1
1
4
1
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
Energy kJ
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
2
6
6
4
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
3
0.3
SSW
2
0.3
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.2
S
3
0.2
S
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.5
SSE
3
0.6
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.5
SSE
4
0.5
S
4
0.2
SSW
5
0.2
SSW
4
0.4
SW
4
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
7
12
13
10
9
2
2
4
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)
3
3
56
131
355
355
354
3
297
365
976
976
1231
1101
3
355
299
354
362
3
564
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
2
2
2
3
4
4
3
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
7
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
8
7
4
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