The Inlet and Pier surf break

The Inlet and Pier surfForecast / Maryland / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 12 May 2026 EDT
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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
14.1° C
(Which is 1.2°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 7PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (12 May)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (12 May)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
1
S
4
1.1
S
5
1
S
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.8
S
4
0.2
ESE
10
0.6
SE
5
0.6
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
30
33
32
19
18
18
17
10
10
40
51
43
28
26
10
21
27
40
43
43
47
54
51
88
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
10
E
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
35
S
30
S
30
SSE
20
S
5
W
5
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
30
WNW
20
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
30
NW
25
WNW
cross
on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:39PM1.11m
5:01AM1.05m
5:30PM1.24m
5:52AM1.06m
6:20PM1.35m
6:43AM1.07m
Low Tide
10:20AM0.11m
10:54PM0.10m
11:09AM0.04m
11:52PM0.02m
11:58AM-0.03m
00:47AM-0.06m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:50
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:00
8:01
8:02
8:04
1
3
2
Temp °C
12
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
17
17
16
16
16
15
15
13
13
17
15
14
12
10
10
11
7
9
8
8
8
8
8
9
11
10
10
11
12
15
15
8
7
12
8
9
5
4
3
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.2
E
7
0.6
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
5
0.6
SE
5
0.6
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.7
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
9
Energy kJ
30
33
32
19
18
18
17
9
9
9
9
9
4
16
19
21
27
40
43
43
47
54
51
88
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
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
E
7
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.4
ESE
10
Energy kJ
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
4
3
4
4
10
4
10
3
3
33
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
7
0.2
N
3
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
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
10
0.1
E
12
Energy kJ
7
1
4
3
3
3
3
3
10
10
10
10
10
2
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
3
0.2
SSE
2
0.5
S
3
0.6
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.9
S
4
1
S
4
1.1
S
5
1
S
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.8
S
4
0.4
SW
5
0.4
NW
2
0.3
NNW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.6
NW
3
0.7
NW
4
0.7
NW
4
Energy kJ
2
1
5
9
15
21
28
40
51
43
28
26
7
2
2
2
3
3
7
12
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)
104
92
576
1060
561
614
591
624
561
665
429
429
32
9
13
188
104
2
165
0
129
82
82
91
Best forecast wave conditions in Maryland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
3
1
1
2
1
2
3
4
4
2
3
2
2
4
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
7
9
9
9
9
8
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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