The Inlet and Pier Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.33° N 75.08° W

The Inlet and Pier 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 12 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's The Inlet and Pier sea temperature is
15.9°C
2.3° 

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


How big are the waves at The Inlet and Pier today (12 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for The Inlet and Pier at 3PM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 12). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Nov)2ft (0.6m)4s
Afternoon (12 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)4s
Evening (12 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 3°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sun
15
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
4
0.2
ESE
9
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.4
NE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
8
11
13
9
10
6
7
14
23
22
23
58
88
78
59
59
50
34
22
21
18
10
10
Wind (km/h)
20
S
25
SW
20
WSW
25
W
25
W
30
W
30
W
35
W
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
35
NW
30
NW
25
NW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:04AM1.24m
9:20PM0.87m
9:47AM1.20m
10:03PM0.84m
10:31AM1.15m
10:48PM0.82m
Low Tide
3:32PM0.16m
3:14AM0.13m
4:16PM0.21m
3:58AM0.17m
5:02PM0.25m
4:46AM0.22m
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6:37
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6:41
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4:49
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4:47
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Temp °C
17
17
17
16
13
12
10
8
7
6
6
6
5
5
4
3
5
8
8
8
7
6
6
7
Feels °C
14
13
14
11
8
6
3
0
-1
-2
-1
-1
-2
-2
-3
-4
-3
-1
0
1
0
-1
0
1
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