Surf City Pier surf break

Surf City Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 26 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
23.8° C
(Which is 1.0°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 4AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 May)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (27 May)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (27 May)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 22°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Fri
29
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
0.8
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
1
SW
6
1.2
SSW
6
1.4
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
1.1
SSW
6
1
SSW
6
1
SSW
6
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.9
E
5
1
E
5
1.1
ESE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
98
98
95
69
58
60
61
64
66
68
69
69
94
141
55
87
82
71
41
40
41
37
53
66
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
W
5
WSW
15
E
15
E
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
5:10PM1.40m
5:19AM1.09m
5:55PM1.46m
6:06AM1.05m
6:37PM1.50m
6:49AM1.02m
Low Tide
11:28PM0.16m
11:15AM0.04m
00:19AM0.13m
11:55AM0.04m
1:04AM0.11m
12:33PM0.05m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:00
6:00
6:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:13
8:13
8:14
8:15
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
27
25
24
24
24
24
28
29
28
26
24
24
24
23
28
31
29
24
23
23
22
23
25
25
27
26
25
26
26
25
28
29
29
26
25
25
25
24
29
32
32
25
24
25
22
22
24
24
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
7
0.8
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
1
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.8
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.3
SE
8
Energy kJ
4
4
4
69
58
60
61
64
66
68
69
69
68
80
51
51
51
36
27
27
19
18
11
11
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.3
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.6
S
6
0.1
E
7
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SSW
6
Energy kJ
10
4
10
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
28
1
55
55
43
42
42
41
40
41
23
22
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
Energy kJ
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
0.9
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
1
SSW
5
1.1
SSW
5
1.1
SSW
5
1.1
SSW
5
1
SW
6
1.2
SSW
6
1.4
SSW
6
1.1
SSW
6
1
SSW
6
1
SSW
6
0.6
ENE
3
0.8
E
4
0.9
E
5
0.9
E
5
1
E
5
1.1
ESE
5
Energy kJ
98
98
95
40
52
42
55
62
64
66
62
59
94
141
87
82
71
9
22
34
37
53
66
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1530
245
508
436
299
241
241
245
245
310
299
299
36
0
0
0
0
76
76
80
59
59
271
507
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
4
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
7
9
9
7
8
6
6
9
9
9
7
9
8
7
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
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