Surf City Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.43° N 77.54° W

Surf City Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Surf City Pier sea temperature is
27.9° C
0.0° 

Surf City Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Surf City Pier today (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Surf City Pier at 2AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (19 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (19 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 33°C on Tue night, min 26°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
75
72
65
48
47
45
42
41
40
39
38
19
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
10
SW
5
NNW
5
N
10
NNW
10
NNE
5
ENE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
S
15
S
20
S
5
NW
15
SE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
on
High Tide
00:36AM1.11m
1:22PM1.38m
1:28AM1.01m
2:20PM1.35m
Low Tide
6:46PM0.26m
6:36AM0.17m
7:47PM0.34m
7:25AM0.23m
8:53PM0.38m
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:53
7:52
7:52
 mm
5
4
Temp °C
34
33
30
28
28
27
31
32
30
30
29
29
29
28
32
32
31
28
28
Feels °C
35
36
33
32
32
30
34
33
32
33
33
33
33
32
35
33
32
32
31
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