The Inlet and Pier surf break

The Inlet and Pier surfForecast / Maryland / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 13 May 2026 EDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
The Inlet and Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's The Inlet and Pier sea temperature is
14.7° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at The Inlet and Pier today?

The current surf forecast for The Inlet and Pier at 4AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 13). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (14 May)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (14 May)2ft (0.6m)7s

Table - waves today at The Inlet and Pier. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the W by Fri night).

Wed
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Sat
16
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
5
1
S
5
1
S
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.6
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
42
43
43
36
10
10
31
41
43
37
39
53
83
99
96
68
81
85
83
43
64
62
44
43
Wind (km/h)
30
S
25
S
30
S
10
SSW
10
W
20
NW
30
NNW
20
NW
35
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
10
NW
5
W
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
20
S
20
S
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
5:30PM1.24m
5:52AM1.06m
6:20PM1.35m
6:43AM1.07m
7:10PM1.45m
7:34AM1.06m
Low Tide
11:52PM0.02m
11:58AM-0.03m
00:47AM-0.06m
12:48PM-0.09m
1:41AM-0.11m
1:37PM-0.14m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:48
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:01
8:02
8:04
8:05
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
17
16
16
15
15
14
14
16
16
14
12
11
11
10
13
14
16
17
16
15
15
16
18
20
11
11
11
14
14
11
7
11
8
8
6
5
6
4
7
8
12
15
14
13
13
14
14
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.8
SSE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.6
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
Energy kJ
9
9
4
4
30
28
31
41
43
37
39
53
83
99
96
68
81
85
83
43
64
62
44
43
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.1
E
6
0.1
SW
4
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
8
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
8
Energy kJ
10
10
10
10
4
4
4
10
2
2
9
17
1
1
23
16
15
17
23
24
39
26
25
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.4
NW
4
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
SE
8
0.3
ESE
9
0.2
ESE
9
Energy kJ
3
3
3
10
10
10
10
10
3
3
3
3
16
6
3
38
37
17
15
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
5
1
S
5
1
S
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.4
NW
2
0.7
NNW
4
0.5
N
4
0.5
NW
4
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.6
WNW
3
0.6
WNW
3
0.7
WNW
4
0.6
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.2
NNW
3
0.2
NNW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.2
S
4
Energy kJ
42
43
43
36
1
11
8
6
4
2
7
9
11
9
3
1
1
2
1
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)
561
665
482
0
3
9
104
92
129
3
92
2
0
82
82
91
2
0
0
0
0
0
50
176
Best forecast wave conditions in Maryland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
5
4
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

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 The Inlet and 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.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest