Surf City Pier surf break

Surf City Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 08 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
19.9° C
(Which is 3.3°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 2AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (09 May)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (09 May)2.5ft (0.8m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
8
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.7
SE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.8
SE
5
0.8
SE
6
0.9
SW
5
0.7
SSW
5
0.6
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.5
SSW
5
0.4
ESE
6
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.5
S
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
14
14
15
26
14
15
22
24
29
35
36
36
30
25
39
15
15
19
21
22
22
14
14
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
5
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
10
S
15
S
10
S
10
SW
5
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
S
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
1:09AM1.26m
1:46PM0.96m
2:03AM1.24m
2:45PM1.05m
2:59AM1.22m
Low Tide
6:29PM0.26m
7:46AM0.23m
7:31PM0.27m
8:34AM0.19m
8:37PM0.25m
9:21AM0.13m
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:11
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:59
8:00
8:00
8:01
1
2
1
1
2
4
Temp °C
18
18
19
19
19
19
22
21
22
22
21
20
19
19
23
26
25
23
23
22
22
22
25
24
16
17
18
19
19
19
22
20
21
23
23
21
20
20
24
26
24
24
24
24
24
23
26
24
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
E
9
0.6
SE
4
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.8
SSE
5
0.8
SE
5
0.8
SE
6
0.6
SE
6
0.7
SSW
5
0.4
ESE
6
0.5
SSW
5
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
7
Energy kJ
7
9
8
9
26
14
15
14
14
29
35
36
25
30
13
17
15
15
9
5
22
22
3
4
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
SE
6
0.1
SE
11
0.3
E
9
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
SE
10
0.4
SSW
5
0.5
SE
6
0.1
SE
10
0.3
SE
6
0.1
SE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
6
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
Energy kJ
14
14
14
15
9
5
14
5
5
6
6
4
9
16
4
5
4
11
19
7
4
4
14
14
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
6
0.3
E
5
0.3
E
5
0.3
E
5
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
11
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.3
E
6
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.3
SE
12
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.1
E
8
0.1
SE
8
Energy kJ
3
4
4
4
5
3
3
4
5
6
7
7
2
7
2
2
2
21
3
3
1
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
5
0.6
SE
4
0.7
SE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.6
SSW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.9
SW
5
0.6
SSW
6
0.8
SSW
6
0.5
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
5
0.3
SSW
5
0.3
SSW
5
0.4
S
5
0.5
S
5
Energy kJ
5
10
22
24
11
9
9
36
25
39
15
8
8
8
5
4
8
13
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
704
694
635
583
920
1045
920
629
241
250
0
0
0
0
0
205
581
531
436
298
245
568
194
555
Best forecast wave conditions in North Carolina
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
2
2
3
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
7
9
5
8
5
4
4
4
5
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