Surf City Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.43° N 77.54° W

Surf City Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Surf City Pier sea temperature is
28.7°C
0.8° 

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 (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Surf City Pier at 3AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (22 Aug)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (22 Aug)2ft (0.6m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 32°C on Mon afternoon, min 22°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.7
SW
4
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.6
S
5
0.8
SSW
5
0.7
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
1.1
SW
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.7
SSW
5
0.6
S
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
17
12
12
19
16
16
18
15
17
32
27
40
72
31
23
31
28
20
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
15
NNE
5
NNW
10
N
10
ESE
5
S
5
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
WNW
5
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
off
glassy
High Tide
3:21PM1.34m
3:30AM0.93m
4:20PM1.36m
4:30AM0.96m
5:13PM1.40m
Low Tide
9:58PM0.39m
9:20AM0.27m
10:55PM0.37m
10:18AM0.25m
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:51
7:49
7:47
 mm
2
5
5
8
2
5
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
30
24
23
22
24
26
26
27
30
28
27
26
25
24
28
31
31
30
29
Feels °C
33
25
26
25
27
31
30
29
32
31
29
29
27
26
31
33
32
30
30
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