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Surf City Pier Surf Forecast
/ Carolina North (37 breaks) / North Carolina (27 breaks) /
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Surf City Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 31 May 2026 EDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
23.6° C
(Which is 1.7°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Surf City Pier today (31 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Surf City Pier at 6PM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (31 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Surf City Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wed 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 7 | E 6 | E 5 | E 6 | E 5 | SSE 6 | E 11 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 6 | |
123 | 66 | 36 | 30 | 21 | 18 | 21 | 31 | 45 | 63 | 68 | 72 | 65 | 78 | 94 | 63 | 44 | 55 | 64 | 114 | 193 | 206 | 208 | 126 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 8:08AM0.99m | 8:31PM1.54m | 8:47AM0.98m | 9:09PM1.52m | 9:25AM0.97m | 9:47PM1.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:47PM0.06m | 3:05AM0.09m | 2:25PM0.07m | 3:43AM0.11m | 3:03PM0.09m | 4:21AM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | 8:17 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SSE 7 | E 8 | SSE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 9 |
 kJ | 1 | 5 | 21 | 6 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 68 | 72 | 65 | 78 | 94 | 63 | 44 | 36 | 21 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 45 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SE 9 | SSE 6 | E 8 | SE 8 | E 11 | SE 6 | ESE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | E 12 | — | — | SE 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | S 5 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | E 11 | — | E 11 | — | ENE 6 | — | SE 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 5 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | — | 21 | — | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 6 | E 5 | E 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 123 | 66 | 36 | 30 | 6 | 18 | 16 | 31 | 45 | 63 | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | 10 | 26 | 55 | 64 | 114 | 193 | 206 | 208 | 126 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 306 | 191 | 716 | 694 | 508 | 356 | 268 | 299 | 150 | 191 | 227 | 0 | 76 | 191 | 6 | 583 | 583 | 583 | 600 | 121 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 59 |
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