Surf City Pier surf break

Surf City Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 07 Jan 2026 EST
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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
10.8° C
(Which is 9.9°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 4PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (07 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (07 Jan)1ft (0.3m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SW
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
S
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.4
SE
0.4
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.7
S
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
Period(s) (?)666665555551212125344555556
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)122271717766555433353920293539264249
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
10
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:11AM
1.42
10:43PM
1.21
10:59AM
1.27
11:37PM
1.19
11:48AM
1.12
12:32AM
1.18
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:30PM
-0.11
4:42AM
-0.02
5:15PM
-0.06
5:41AM
0.08
6:00PM
-0.00
6:43AM
0.15
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunrise--------7:16-------7:16-------
Sunset--5:15-------5:15-------5:16-----
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C151920191817151414171715161920202020202020202020
Feels °C (?)141819181716131111151613151819191919202020202020
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