Surf City Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.43° N 77.54° W

Issued: 1 am 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Surf City Pier sea temperature is

28.2° C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Surf City Pier today (10 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Surf City Pier at 5AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	6s
Afternoon (10 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	6s
Evening (10 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 35°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 10								Saturday 11								Sunday 12
	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	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	2	2	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SW 6	SSW 6	SE 9	S 6	S 6	S 6	E 5	E 5
Wave Graph
kJ	89	115	91	75	64	95	124	196	170	115	66	126	70	105	100	96	102	37	27	28	39	27	43	66
Wind (km/h)	WSW	WSW	W	WSW	SW	SW	SW	WNW	W	WSW	WSW	W	WSW	WNW	WSW	WNW	WNW	W	NW	NNE	ESE	E	E	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide		3:35AM1.06m				4:30PM1.62m				4:40AM1.06m					5:31PM1.73m				5:43AM1.09m				6:29PM1.80m
Low Tide				9:35AM-0.08m					11:01PM0.09m			10:36AM-0.14m					00:03AM0.02m				11:37AM-0.19m


	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:23	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	4	1	—	—	1	6	4	2
Temp °C	29	28	27	32	34	35	31	30	27	26	26	31	34	32	31	26	24	23	23	24	27	26	26	25
Feels °C	31	30	28	32	33	34	32	33	28	28	27	31	33	31	32	28	26	25	26	28	29	29	28	27
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	SSW 6	SSW 6	S 6	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SSW 6	S 6	S 6	SE 9	SSW 6	SE 9	SSW 6	SSW 6	S 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	SSW 6
kJ	18	66	50	35	20	21	13	121	86	51	12	75	13	50	43	46	48	37	27	28	39	27	19	12
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	SE 8	SE 9	SE 9	E 10	E 9	E 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	E 10	SE 9	E 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10
kJ	2	18	19	19	2	2	2	13	13	12	2	13	2	13	13	13	13	13	22	14	14	14	14	14
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 10	E 9	—	—	—	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	—	E 9	—	S 8	S 7
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	—	—	—	2	2	2	1	2	2	—	2	—	1	1
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 6	SW 6	—	—	—	—	ENE 3	E 5	E 5
kJ	89	115	91	75	64	95	124	196	170	115	66	126	70	105	100	96	102	—	—	—	—	9	43	66
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Camp Pendleton Virginia	Chincoteague Virginia	Chicahauk Carolina North	Croatan Virginia	Surf City Pier Carolina North	Surf City Pier Carolina North	Chicahauk Carolina North	Assateague Maryland	48th Street Maryland	Surf City Pier Carolina North	Surf City Pier Carolina North	Surf City Pier Carolina North	Surf City Pier Carolina North	Pelican Watch Carolina North	Surf City Pier Carolina North	Surf City Pier Carolina North	S-Turns Carolina North	Pelican Watch Carolina North	Surf City Pier Carolina North	Surf City Pier Carolina North	Surf City Pier Carolina North	The Point Carolina North	Atlantic Beach Carolina North	Atlantic Beach Carolina North
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	298	436	251	299	0	0	251	474	495	0	0	0	0	54	0	0	231	54	0	0	0	47	80	80
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina			Chicahauk		Surf City Pier	Topsail Island	Chicahauk			The Point	The Point	Topsail Island	Topsail Island	Pelican Watch	Topsail Island	The Point	S-Turns	S-Turns	Topsail Island	The Point	The Point	The Point	Ocean Isle Beach/pier	Atlantic Beach
Rating (10 max)			1		2	1	1			2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States	Exiles CAL - LA County	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	Swamis CAL - San Diego County	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	Outside Shoals Maryland	Outside Shoals Maryland	Fluidgroove Reef Florida - North	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	Rincon - Rivermouth CAL - Ventura	Rincon - Rivermouth CAL - Ventura	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	The Point Carolina North	Trestles (Uppers) CAL - Orange County	Super Tubes CAL - Ventura	El Capitan CAL - Santa Barbara	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Cortez Bank CAL - San Diego County	Scripps Pier CAL - San Diego County	Exiles CAL - LA County
Rating (10 max)	1	3	3	3	3	2	1	1	1	2	3	2	2	3	3	1	2	2	2	3	3	3	2	1
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	6	5	6	5	7	5	5	5	4	4	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4

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