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Surf City Pier Surf Forecast
/ Carolina North (37 breaks) / North Carolina (27 breaks) /
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Surf City Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 23 Apr 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
19.4° C
(Which is 2.5°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 2PM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Surf City Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sun 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | |
23 | 23 | 11 | 15 | 37 | 67 | 60 | 47 | 39 | 28 | 18 | 22 | 61 | 66 | 54 | 39 | 28 | 21 | 18 | 23 | 29 | 42 | 35 | 31 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 1:19PM1.07m | 1:53AM1.47m | 2:32PM1.09m | 3:00AM1.39m | 3:42PM1.16m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:22AM0.05m | 7:10PM0.06m | 8:27AM0.07m | 8:26PM0.11m | 9:29AM0.07m | 9:41PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | 7:50 |
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Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 23 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 27 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 17 |
14 | 13 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 8 |
 kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 18 | E 18 | E 17 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 23 | 23 | 11 | 15 | 37 | 67 | 60 | 47 | 39 | 28 | 18 | 22 | 61 | 66 | 54 | 39 | 28 | 21 | 18 | 23 | 29 | 42 | 35 | 31 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 231 | 231 | 6 | 231 | 251 | 251 | 245 | 241 | 194 | 231 | 231 | 231 | 862 | 586 | 586 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 682 | 1205 | 1205 | 194 | 0 | 59 |
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