Surf City Pier surf break

Surf City Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 07 May 2026 EDT
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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
19.2° C
(Which is 4.0°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 6PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)4ft (1.2m)6s
Afternoon (07 May)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (07 May)5ft (1.6m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.6
SSW
7
1
S
7
0.7
SSW
7
0.6
SSW
7
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
E
9
0.7
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.9
SSW
5
1
S
5
1.1
S
5
1
S
6
0.9
S
6
0.8
S
5
0.7
S
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
71
120
128
223
92
48
35
13
8
14
14
13
13
14
24
14
29
33
52
64
59
49
36
25
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WNW
15
N
10
NNE
10
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
SE
15
SE
10
S
5
S
5
SSE
10
S
10
S
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:55AM0.91m
00:18AM1.30m
12:48PM0.92m
1:09AM1.26m
1:46PM0.96m
2:03AM1.24m
Low Tide
5:34PM0.23m
6:57AM0.23m
6:29PM0.26m
7:46AM0.23m
7:31PM0.27m
thunderstorm
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
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6:13
6:13
6:11
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7:59
7:59
8:00
8:00
1
6
3
3
2
1
4
5
Temp °C
23
21
22
21
14
13
12
13
17
20
19
19
19
19
20
21
22
21
24
22
21
20
19
20
24
21
21
22
12
11
10
11
15
18
17
18
18
18
20
21
21
20
22
21
21
21
20
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
10
1.2
S
6
1
S
7
0.7
SSW
7
0.6
SSW
7
0.4
SSW
6
0.3
SSW
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
E
5
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.7
SE
5
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.8
S
5
0.7
S
5
Energy kJ
2
2
2
119
92
48
35
13
6
8
8
8
8
9
24
14
13
25
14
6
6
6
36
25
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
11
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SSW
5
0.3
ESE
8
0.4
SE
6
0.3
E
5
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
S
5
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.3
E
9
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
10
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
Energy kJ
3
9
9
8
8
6
14
8
4
14
2
5
5
14
5
5
5
4
6
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
SSW
5
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
E
5
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
10
Energy kJ
7
8
8
8
7
14
3
13
13
4
5
3
1
5
6
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.6
SSW
7
0.2
NNE
2
0.4
NE
2
0.4
NE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
SE
6
0.7
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.9
SSW
5
1
S
5
1.1
S
5
1
S
6
0.9
S
6
0.4
WSW
3
Energy kJ
71
120
128
223
1
1
5
8
7
9
9
11
29
33
52
64
59
49
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
509
518
229
0
0
0
0
59
80
194
689
683
588
652
709
920
1043
920
716
1979
298
54
0
251
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
8
7
6
6
6
7
5
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
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