Surf City Pier surf break

Surf City Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 15 Jan 2026 EST
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Surf City Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Surf City Pier sea temperature is
12.2° C
(Which is 8.2°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Surf City Pier today?

The current surf forecast for Surf City Pier at 10AM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 15). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (15 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (15 Jan)1ft (0.3m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sun
18
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SW
0.9
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.8
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)677777788888845566666666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)123865539271597777772154756060879384604353
Wind
(km/h)
20
WSW
20
NW
25
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
WSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:57AM
1.31
5:09PM
0.85
5:40AM
1.35
5:52PM
0.90
6:20AM
1.40
6:33PM
0.94
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:30AM
0.11
10:53PM
0.02
12:11PM
0.06
11:37PM
-0.02
12:49PM
0.02
12:19AM
-0.06
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sun
18
Sunrise--7:16-------7:16-------7:15-----
Sunset----5:22-------5:22-------5:23---
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C9744531-1-2-30366881011131516131312
Feels °C (?)41-3-4-2-4-6-8-8-9-4-3-10335671012101110
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