Surf City Pier Surf Forecast

/ Carolina North (37 breaks) / North Carolina (27 breaks) /

USA (1297 breaks) / Lat Long: (34.43° N 77.54° W)

Surf Forecasts:

Surf City Pier surfForecast / Carolina North / USA

12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 22 Oct 2025 EDT

Forecast 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 21.2° C
(Which is 3.1°C colder than average for this time of year)

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Surf City Pier this week:

The surf forecast for Surf City Pier over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Oct 22) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 5s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 5s. Another secondary swell of 0.2m and 9s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Surf City Pier in the next 12 days are 1.0m 7s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Oct 29) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 3s period and expected on Wednesday (Oct 22) at 11AM.

Wave Type	Time (EDT) & Date	Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)	11PM (Wed 22nd Oct)	2ft (0.6m) 5s
Best Surf	11PM (Wed 22nd Oct)	2ft (0.6m) 5s
Most Powerful	5AM (Wed 29th Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m) 7s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Surf City Pier over the next 12 days.

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

12 Days Hourly

Print Table

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.									Days 3-6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 22			Thursday 23			Friday 24			Saturday 25			Sunday 26			Monday 27			Tuesday 28
	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	SSW	E	E	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	E	ENE	E	E	E	E	E
Period(s) (?)	5	11	11	10	10	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	5	5	6	6	6	6	6
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	15	10	10	16	15	22	28	26	25	24	24	24	24	23	37	25	40	64	78	62	60
Wind (km/h)	NW	W	NW	NNW	NW	WSW	N	N	NE	NNE	ENE	NE	NE	ENE	NE	NE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	N
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	8:28AM 1.62		8:44PM 1.26	9:03AM 1.62		9:19PM 1.20	9:40AM 1.58		9:55PM 1.14	10:18AM 1.54		10:32PM 1.09	11:00AM 1.48		11:15PM 1.04	11:47AM 1.44		12:05AM 1.01	12:40PM 1.40		1:04AM 1.02
Low Tide / height (m)		2:50PM 0.17	2:31AM 0.18		3:28PM 0.20	3:04AM 0.21		4:07PM 0.25	3:39AM 0.24		4:48PM 0.30	4:17AM 0.28		5:33PM 0.35	5:00AM 0.32		6:23PM 0.39		5:50AM 0.35	7:18PM 0.40

	Wednesday 22			Thursday 23			Friday 24			Saturday 25			Sunday 26			Monday 27			Tuesday 28
Sunrise	7:20	-	-	7:20	-	-	7:22	-	-	7:22	-	-	7:24	-	-	7:24	-	-	7:26	-	-
Sunset	-	6:27	-	-	6:25	-	-	6:24	-	-	6:23	-	-	6:22	-	-	6:22	-	-	6:21	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	20	23	21	16	22	20	16	21	19	15	18	17	13	18	16	14	18	15	13	16	14
Feels °C (?)	17	19	18	12	19	17	12	17	15	11	14	14	9	14	12	10	14	10	9	11	11

Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)
Wind Speed (km/h)

Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Carolina North

Wind Update The wind is still cross-off at Surf City Pier (light winds from the W at New River Marine Corps Air Station Airport 33 km from Surf City Pier). 0.5m 5s windswell from the SSW with a 0.2m 10s swell from the E and a 0.1m 8s swell from the SE. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
1 hour 44 minutes ago Surf City Pier

Expand

View all

33 km away, 1 h 44 min ago

13 km/h

0.0

21.2

Air / Water (°C)

Please reload the page to see if there are any updates.

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Surf City Pier surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.

Information about the Surf City Pier Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Surf City Pier provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at Surf City Pier can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Surf City Pier surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Surf City Pier) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Surf City Pier may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.

Surf City Pier is 37 km (23 miles) from the city of Wilmington. If you plan a vacation in North Carolina, look for hotels and other accommodation in Wilmington. Wilmington has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.