Springmaid Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 33.66° N 78.91° W

Issued: 7 am 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Springmaid Pier sea temperature is

23.2°C

Springmaid Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Springmaid Pier today (21 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Springmaid Pier at 2PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (EDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (21 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	9s
Afternoon (21 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	9s
Evening (21 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 21							Thursday 22								Friday 23
	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	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	E 9	E 9	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 5
Wave Graph
kJ	74	80	80	131	38	38	103	76	76	77	75	49	48	47	13	12	12	11	11	11	12	18	25
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	N	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	NNE	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	ENE	ENE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross	cross
High Tide	3:58AM1.53m				4:28PM1.66m				4:47AM1.66m					5:15PM1.72m				5:33AM1.80m				6:00PM1.77m
Low Tide			10:05AM0.50m				10:45PM0.39m					11:02AM0.43m				11:30PM0.30m				11:54AM0.34m


	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:32	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	13	16	20	21	20	18	16	15	14	16	20	21	20	19	17	16	13	15	19	20	19	18
Feels °C	10	9	12	16	17	17	15	13	12	11	13	17	19	19	17	14	12	8	10	15	16	16	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	ESE 11	ESE 11	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	E 6	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	74	22	23	56	38	38	103	76	76	77	75	49	48	47	13	12	3	11	11	9	9	9	9
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	—	—	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	—	ENE 6	E 6	E 6	ESE 11	E 8	—	E 8	E 8	—	—
kJ	22	—	—	24	24	25	28	30	30	52	49	29	—	7	3	3	12	1	—	1	1	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	3	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 4	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	—	—	ENE 7	ENE 7	—	N 2	N 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 4	ENE 4	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 5
kJ	8	80	80	131	—	—	81	61	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	10	11	12	18	25
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2
Distance (km)	31	31	31	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	45	120	152	152	152	241	892	847	839
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	2	3	4	4	3	2	2	2	3	2	2	3	2	1	3	3	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	6	9	9	9	9	7	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5

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