The Inlet and Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 38.33° N 75.08° W

Issued: 6 am 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Inlet and Pier sea temperature is

16.1°C

The Inlet and Pier surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at The Inlet and Pier today (05 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for The Inlet and Pier at 11AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Nov)	2ft (0.6m)	9s
Afternoon (05 Nov)	2ft (0.6m)	8s
Evening (05 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	5s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 61mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Fri night).
	Thursday 5							Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sun 8
	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	S 5	S 5	SSE 5	SE 9	ESE 9	SE 9	ESE 8	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 7	SE 9	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 9	SE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	100	49	50	49	47	47	66	75	67	107	62	73	80	80	118	183	154	154	134	88	86	106	94	73	71	71
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	S	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	NNW	E	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	WNW	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off
High Tide		4:10AM1.09m				4:28PM1.06m				4:57AM1.16m				5:13PM1.04m				5:40AM1.23m				5:55PM1.01m				6:20AM1.27m
Low Tide				10:25AM0.09m				10:43PM0.05m				11:20AM0.06m				11:24PM0.02m				12:08PM0.04m				00:03AM0.01m


	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—
	—	—	—	—	4:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:53	—	—	—	—	4:53
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	4	5	5	10	24	9	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	20	20	21	20	20	20	19	19	19	19	18	17	17	17	16	14	11	11	13	13	10	10	8	9	11
Feels °C	19	19	18	19	17	17	17	16	17	17	16	17	18	17	17	15	11	4	3	5	5	2	3	1	2	5
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 9	ESE 9	SE 9	ESE 8	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 7	SE 9	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 9	SE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9
kJ	—	49	50	49	47	46	46	75	67	107	62	73	80	80	118	183	154	154	134	88	86	106	94	73	71	71
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 12	—	—	E 11	E 11	E 11	S 5	S 6	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	—	—	S 6	S 6	S 5	S 6	S 6	E 8
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	—	—	3	2	2	21	9	2	2	2	2	—	—	7	3	2	3	1	1
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 12	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 10	NNW 3	E 10	E 10	—	—	—	—	—	E 9	—	E 9	E 8	S 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	10	1	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	2	1	1
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	SSE 5	SSE 4	S 4	S 5	S 5	SSE 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	—	N 3	N 3	—	NW 2	NNW 3	NNW 4	NW 4	NW 4	WNW 4	WNW 4	WNW 4	WNW 4	NW 4
kJ	100	24	26	30	43	47	66	64	64	34	61	37	—	1	1	—	1	5	12	17	13	10	14	18	18	28
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	173	173	1075	2098	1450	2098	2098	626	228	23	234	23	0	50	0	0	71	91	101	165	188	328	357	328	299	328
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Rating (10 max)													1		1	2
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	3	4	3	3	1	1	2	2	3	3
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