Surf City Pier surf break

Surf City Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 26 Apr 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
19.8° C
(Which is 2.3°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 1PM is: 0.2m 15s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Afternoon (26 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)15s
Evening (26 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wed
29
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
5
0.2
E
16
0.2
E
15
0.9
NE
4
1.3
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.4
E
9
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
11
19
17
27
111
175
212
193
188
121
81
91
98
82
52
30
45
28
72
88
89
87
58
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
5
N
15
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:04AM1.33m
4:43PM1.26m
5:01AM1.29m
5:36PM1.36m
5:51AM1.25m
6:21PM1.44m
Low Tide
10:24AM0.05m
10:47PM0.10m
11:12AM0.02m
11:45PM0.08m
11:54AM-0.00m
00:36AM0.05m
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:26
6:24
6:22
6:22
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7:50
7:51
7:51
7:52
1
1
22
3
Temp °C
18
18
17
15
12
12
11
10
10
11
13
17
19
16
12
12
11
9
14
17
18
17
17
16
18
19
17
12
8
7
6
5
6
7
9
14
15
12
8
10
9
7
12
15
15
15
16
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
S
4
0.3
S
5
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
9
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
5
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
Energy kJ
10
11
11
7
6
4
15
13
13
13
3
17
16
30
22
13
72
88
89
87
58
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.2
E
14
0.2
S
5
0.1
S
5
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.2
SSE
6
Energy kJ
5
5
4
4
8
16
2
1
26
27
28
2
1
5
5
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.2
E
16
0.2
E
15
0.2
E
14
0.1
S
6
Energy kJ
3
2
19
17
16
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
2
0.9
NE
4
1.3
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.4
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.8
ENE
6
Energy kJ
1
27
111
175
212
193
188
121
81
91
98
82
52
45
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
6
59
80
668
747
996
552
552
757
82
760
92
862
635
766
47
0
0
0
0
194
36
36
0
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
3
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
7
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