Surf City Pier surf break

Surf City Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 03 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
19.4° C
(Which is 3.4°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 9PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 03). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (03 May)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (03 May)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wed
6
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.5
SSE
4
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
19
23
14
14
14
14
6
6
6
7
8
9
10
17
13
10
9
7
13
22
25
26
34
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
5
N
5
SE
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
off
off
off
cross-off
on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
9:10AM1.04m
9:30PM1.52m
9:48AM1.00m
10:08PM1.48m
10:26AM0.96m
10:48PM1.42m
Low Tide
2:50PM0.06m
4:02AM0.09m
3:27PM0.10m
4:42AM0.14m
4:05PM0.15m
5:24AM0.18m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:16
6:16
6:15
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7:54
7:55
7:57
7:58
Temp °C
14
17
19
18
17
17
16
17
19
20
20
18
18
19
18
18
21
21
21
20
20
20
20
21
8
11
14
14
14
14
13
14
15
15
15
14
15
17
17
17
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
E
9
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.6
S
4
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
31
19
23
14
14
14
14
6
3
6
7
7
7
7
7
13
7
6
6
6
3
3
3
2
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
S
6
0.2
E
9
0.1
SE
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
6
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
8
Energy kJ
9
7
7
7
8
8
3
3
6
2
6
6
2
2
2
7
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
E
10
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
7
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
3
0.2
NNW
3
0.2
NNW
2
0.2
NNW
2
0.2
S
6
0.3
SSW
2
0.3
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.6
S
3
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.5
SSE
4
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
Energy kJ
3
1
1
1
3
1
2
2
2
4
5
8
9
10
17
10
9
7
13
22
25
26
34
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
83
616
436
474
508
881
1000
1755
532
1060
920
920
920
740
920
1494
1494
2174
1755
1755
613
584
573
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
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