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Surf City Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA
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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
19.4° C
(Which is 3.1°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 9AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (30 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (30 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Surf City Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 51mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 10 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | E 8 | |
32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 39 | 61 | 37 | 34 | 33 | 49 | 43 | 62 | 40 | 31 | 49 | 67 | 74 | 86 | 106 | 152 | 117 | 80 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:17AM1.17m | 7:41PM1.55m | 7:56AM1.13m | 8:17PM1.56m | 8:34AM1.09m | 8:53PM1.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:22AM0.03m | 1:08PM-0.01m | 2:04AM0.02m | 1:42PM0.01m | 2:43AM0.03m | 2:16PM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | |
— | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 12 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
21 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSW 5 | ESE 10 | S 5 | ESE 10 | E 5 | SSE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | E 8 |
32 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 39 | 61 | 37 | 34 | 33 | 3 | 33 | 2 | 32 | 21 | 17 | 49 | 74 | 86 | 16 | 80 | 62 | 80 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | — | S 5 | ESE 10 | E 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 6 | — | SE 6 | SE 6 |
4 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 31 | 11 | 29 | 28 | 17 | 14 | — | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ENE 5 | E 5 | S 5 | — | S 5 | — | — | S 5 | ESE 9 | E 9 | — | — | ESE 9 | — | — | S 7 |
— | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 29 | 27 | — | — | 17 | — | — | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NE 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | S 5 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | — | NNE 4 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | — |
13 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | 49 | 43 | 62 | 40 | 12 | 49 | 67 | — | 11 | 106 | 152 | 117 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 555 | 555 | 329 | 306 | 565 | 658 | 76 | 525 | 0 | 298 | 495 | 76 | 59 | 80 | 0 |
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