The Inlet and Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 38.33° N 75.08° W

Issued: 7 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's The Inlet and Pier sea temperature is

26.0° 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 (23 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with NNE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Inlet and Pier at 12PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	4s
Afternoon (23 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	4s
Evening (23 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 21°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 23							Friday 24								Saturday 25
	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	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 3	NNE 4	SE 8	NE 4	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 8	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 9	SE 9	SE 8	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 6	ENE 6	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	3	7	34	8	23	22	44	26	26	25	27	19	19	31	34	36	30	36	30	36	45	47	36
Wind (km/h)	N	N	NNE	NE	ENE	E	E	ENE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide	3:08AM0.78m				3:54PM1.06m				4:05AM0.76m				4:48PM1.09m				4:59AM0.77m					5:38PM1.13m
Low Tide			9:16AM0.17m				10:34PM0.26m				10:06AM0.18m					11:33PM0.26m			10:57AM0.17m


	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	8:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:15	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	22	22	22	23	23	23	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	21	21	22	23	22	22	21
Feels °C	19	20	19	21	20	22	22	22	21	20	19	21	21	22	23	23	21	20	20	21	21	22	20
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SE 8	SSE 8	SSE 7	SE 8	SE 8	SSE 6	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 9	SE 9	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ENE 6	ENE 6
kJ	56	65	54	31	23	22	7	26	26	25	27	19	18	17	21	20	20	19	14	21	20	34	36
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SE 8	ESE 9	SSE 7	SSE 6	S 6	NE 4	S 6	S 5	S 6	SE 5	S 5	S 5	—	—	—	—	S 5	SSE 6	SSE 6	ESE 7	ESE 8
kJ	—	—	34	7	15	13	19	5	6	2	2	4	2	1	—	—	—	—	2	7	8	20	23
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	NE 4	NE 4	—	S 6	—	—	S 6	S 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 9	—	SSE 6	SSE 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	4	3	—	7	—	—	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	—	8	7
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 3	NNE 4	NNE 4	NE 4	NE 4	—	ESE 8	—	NE 4	ENE 3	ENE 4	ENE 4	E 4	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 6	ENE 6	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	—
kJ	3	7	10	8	11	—	44	—	5	3	11	13	19	31	34	36	30	36	30	36	45	47	—
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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	2
Distance (km)	68	68	68	43	43	304	172	104	230	281	304	275	275	275	69	68	71	275	304	487	429	429	297
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