Surf City Pier surf break

Surf City Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 07 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
19.2° C
(Which is 4.0°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 6AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (07 May)5ft (1.5m)6s
Evening (07 May)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
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
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
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)
1
S
6
1
S
6
1
SSE
6
1.2
S
6
1.5
SSW
6
1.6
SSW
6
1.4
SSW
7
1.3
SSW
6
0.8
S
6
0.6
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.5
E
5
0.4
SE
6
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.3
E
9
0.7
SE
5
0.9
SSE
5
1.1
S
5
1.2
S
5
1.1
S
6
0.7
SSW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
64
66
72
99
150
207
158
124
47
29
11
9
14
15
13
33
37
14
28
33
61
82
72
27
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
WSW
15
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
15
N
10
N
15
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
ESE
15
SE
5
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
15
S
15
S
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:31PM1.36m
11:55AM0.91m
00:18AM1.30m
12:48PM0.92m
1:09AM1.26m
1:46PM0.96m
Low Tide
6:09AM0.22m
5:34PM0.23m
6:57AM0.23m
6:29PM0.26m
7:46AM0.23m
7:31PM0.27m
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
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6:13
6:13
6:13
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7:59
7:59
8:00
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
3
3
1
Temp °C
22
21
21
23
21
21
20
15
14
13
13
17
20
18
18
19
19
20
21
21
20
19
18
19
22
22
22
22
18
19
21
13
13
11
10
15
18
16
17
18
18
20
20
20
19
19
18
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
11
1
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.6
SSW
6
0.4
SSW
6
0.3
SSW
6
0.3
SSW
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
ENE
5
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
ESE
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.5
SE
6
Energy kJ
2
2
2
81
47
29
11
6
6
9
10
33
37
14
14
13
15
6
6
17
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
SE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SSW
6
0.3
ESE
8
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.2
E
9
Energy kJ
2
2
2
3
8
9
9
9
9
6
13
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
8
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.4
SE
6
0.2
SSW
6
0.2
SSW
6
0.2
S
5
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
10
Energy kJ
1
8
8
8
14
13
9
3
3
2
3
3
3
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
6
1
S
6
1
SSE
6
1.2
S
6
1.5
SSW
6
1.6
SSW
6
1.4
SSW
7
1.3
SSW
6
0.3
NNE
3
0.5
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.4
ENE
5
0.5
E
5
0.4
ESE
3
0.7
SE
5
0.9
SSE
5
1.1
S
5
1.2
S
5
1.1
S
6
0.7
SSW
5
Energy kJ
64
66
72
99
150
207
158
124
1
6
9
9
15
4
28
33
61
82
72
27
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
474
0
356
509
213
205
0
54
0
0
80
716
306
436
655
565
588
892
1043
1714
130
36
613
205
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
3
3
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
2
1
1
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
8
5
5
6
7
7
7
8
6
5
5
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
8
5
4
4
4
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